See http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general/#how-are-dictionaries-implemented . In short, keys() and items() return an arbitrary ordering. I think that http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Ordered%20Dictionary/ will do what you want if key ordering is a necessity.
Jeff On Nov 4, 2007, at 8:19 AM, azrael wrote: > I 'm currenty working on a project for which it would be great to use > a dictionary. At the begining I have a list of strings that should > represent the keys in the dictionary. When I try to create a > dictionary it rearanges the keys. For this dictionary it is realy > important to keep the right order. Is it possible to arange them in a > specific order? > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
