Filter Dictionary List

dictListFilter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

def filter(listInput, **kwargs):
    ''' Searches list of dictionaries for matches to
    all key value pairs expressed as key='value' '''
    
    sortedList = []

    for dictionary in listInput:
        matches = 0
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            if dictionary[key] == value:
                matches += 1
            if matches == len(kwargs):
                sortedList.append(dictionary)

    return sortedList
    
if __name__ == '__main__':
  listOfDicts = [{'date':'2012-12-24', 'dinner':'ham', 'cupsOfCoffee':6},
                 {'date':'2016-05-01', 'dinner':'moose', 'cupsOfCoffee':4},
                 {'date':'2014-11-14', 'dinner':'moose', 'cupsOfCoffee':6}]
                 
  print(filter(listOfDicts, dinner='moose', cupsOfCoffee=6))
  print(filter(listOfDicts, cupsOfCoffee=6))