Sort Dictionary

sort_dict.py

"""Sort dict by keys or values"""
a = dict()
a['banana'] = 5
a['apple'] = 2
a['orange'] = 3

"""Before sort"""
print("Before sort = {}".format(a))
# Before sort = {'banana': 5, 'apple': 2, 'orange': 3}

"""Sorted dictionary based on key"""
sorted_key = sorted(a.items(), key=lambda x: x[0])
key_to_dict = dict(sorted_key)
print("Sort by key = {}".format(key_to_dict))
# Sort by key = {'apple': 2, 'banana': 5, 'orange': 3}

"""Sorted dictionary based on value"""
sorted_value = sorted(a.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])
val_to_dict = dict(sorted_value)
print("Sort by value = {}".format(val_to_dict))
# Sort by value = {'apple': 2, 'orange': 3, 'banana': 5}