python order dictionary by key code example

Example 1: sort dictionary by key

sortedDictionary = sorted(mydictionary.keys())

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 dictionary by key

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