I have three items in a dict, like this: the_dict = {'a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3}
but the vals could be anything. I want to configure something else based on the "winner" of such a dict, with these rules: 1. In this dict, if there is a UNIQUE max value, that's the winner. 2. If there are any TIES for max value, b is the winner by default. The problem for me, as I see it, is I don't know any elegant ways to do this in Python. The max(dict) function doesn't distinguish between unique and non-unique maxes. I could go through and test the various possibilities (to see if the max value had any matches in the other values), but, knowing Python, there is probably something close to "one way to do it". Any suggestions? Thanks, Che -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list