sort python dict 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 value

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

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

Example 3: sort a dictionary

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

Example 4: sorting a dictionary by value in python

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}