Ordering Dictionary Values in Python

Question

How can I order the values for my dictionary?

            sorted_activities = sorted(activity_dicc.items(),reverse=True)
            for activity,duration in sorted_activities :
                    print(activity,duration)

activity_dicc is my dictionary, activity is the key and duration is the value.

When I run my code, it is not sorted. I hoped for it to appear in order by the duration going from highest to lowest.

(The code is way too long to show, but that's the part with the issue. I need to set up a place so it knows how to sort it by, but I'm not sure where to do that.)

It'll be sorted by *keys*, not values. You'll need to define a `key=` function for `sorted` that sorts by the *second item in a tuple*. — deceze, Oct 31 '22 at 01:48
The IDE/editor you use is irrelevant to questions like this. tag deleted. — Terry Jan Reedy, Oct 31 '22 at 13:54

Tyler Sims · Answer 1 · 2022-10-31T01:51:58.953

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You cannot sort dictionaries. By definition they are unsorted key-value pairs. You should create a sorted list with the dictionary keys and run a loop to print the dictionary values that match the keys.

sorted_activities = sorted(activity_dicc.keys(), reverse=True)
for activity in sorted_activities:
    print(activity_dicc[activity])

edited Oct 31 '22 at 01:51

answered Oct 31 '22 at 01:48

Tyler Sims

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OP *is* attempting to sort a dict by turning it into a sorted list of items…! – deceze Oct 31 '22 at 01:49

Ordering Dictionary Values in Python

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