dict_diff.py

# compare two dictionaries and return which items have different values
def dict_diff(dict1, dict2):
    diff = {}
    keys_d1 = dict1.keys()
    keys_d2 = dict2.keys()
    for key_d1 in keys_d1:
        if key_d1 in keys_d2:
          if dict1[key_d1] != dict2[key_d1]:
              diff[key_d1] = (dict1[key_d1], dict2[key_d1])
        else:
          diff[key_d1] = (dict1[key_d1], None)
    
    only_in_d2 = list(set(keys_d2) - set(keys_d1))
    for d2_ex in only_in_d2:
        diff[d2_ex] = (None, dict2[d2_ex])

    return dict(sorted(diff.items(), key=lambda item: item[0]))