return list sort by dictionary value python code example

Example 1: sort dict by value python 3

>>> d = {"aa": 3, "bb": 4, "cc": 2, "dd": 1}
>>> for k in sorted(d, key=d.get, reverse=True):
...     k, d[k]
...
('bb', 4)
('aa', 3)
('cc', 2)
('dd', 1)

Example 2: Python sort dictionary by value

from operator import itemgetter
new_dict = sorted(data.items(), key=itemgetter(1))