sort value in dictionary python by value code example

Example 1: sort dict by value

x = {1: 2, 3: 4, 4: 3, 2: 1, 0: 0}
{k: v for k, v in sorted(x.items(), key=lambda item: item[1])}
{0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 2, 4: 3, 3: 4}

Example 2: python - sort dictionary by value

d = {'one':1,'three':3,'five':5,'two':2,'four':4}

# Sort
a = sorted(d.items(), key=lambda x: x[1])

# Reverse sort
r = sorted(d.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)