sort dict by key python 3 code example

Example 1: sort list of dictionaries by key python

newlist = sorted(list_to_be_sorted, key=lambda k: k['name'])

Example 2: python sort dict by key

A={1:2, -1:4, 4:-20}
{k:A[k] for k in sorted(A)}

output:
{-1: 4, 1: 2, 4: -20}

Example 3: python sort dictionary by key

In [1]: import collections

In [2]: d = {2:3, 1:89, 4:5, 3:0}

In [3]: od = collections.OrderedDict(sorted(d.items()))

In [4]: od
Out[4]: OrderedDict([(1, 89), (2, 3), (3, 0), (4, 5)])

Example 4: sort dict of dicts by key

channels = {
'24': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.items.AuctionChannel'}, 
'26': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.DeleteAvatarChannel'}, 
'27': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.AvatarMoneyChannel'}, 
'20': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.AvatarMoneyAssertChannel'}, 
'21': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.AvatarKillMobComplexChannel'}, 
'22': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.DistributionMarkChannel'}, 
'23': {'type': 'plain', 'table_name': 'channel.gm.MailChannel'}
}

channels = collection.OrderedDict(sorted(channels.items(), key=lambda item: item[0]))
for key,value in channels.items():
    print(key, ':', value)

Example 5: sort dictionary by key

dictionary_items = a_dictionary.items()
sorted_items = sorted(dictionary_items)