max(dict, key=dict.get) code example
Example 1: python get the key with the max or min value in a dictionary
key_with_max_value = max(dictionary, key=dictionary.get)
max_value = dictionary[max(dictionary, key=dictionary.get)]
max_value = max(dictionary.values())
dictionary = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
max(dictionary, key=dictionary.get)
--> 'c'
Example 2: python max key dictionary key getter
from operator import itemgetter
items = [
{'a': 1, 'b': 99},
{'a': 2, 'b': 88},
{'a': 3, 'b': 77},
]
print(max(items, key=itemgetter('a')))
print(max(items, key=itemgetter('b')))