Steven Bethard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > JoJo wrote: > > I want to sort a dict via its key,but I have no idea on how to do > > it. > > >>> d = dict(a=2, b=1) > >>> for key in sorted(d): > ... print key, d[key] > ... > a 2 > b 1
That's not a solution to "sort the dict"; that's getting a particular representation of the dict. It's likely the original poster wants the equivalent to list.sort() instead of a one-time output of the contents. -- \ "I installed a skylight in my apartment. The people who live | `\ above me are furious!" -- Steven Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
