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Python – Sort Dictionaries by Size
When it is required to sort dictionaries by size, a method is defined that takes one parameter and uses ‘len’ to determine the output.
Below is a demonstration of the same −
Example
def get_len(element):
return len(element)
my_dict = [{24: 56, 29: 11, 10: 22, 42: 28}, {54: 73, 59: 11}, {13: 39}, {31: 22, 59: 73, 57: 44}]
print("The dictionary is :")
print(my_dict)
my_dict.sort(key=get_len)
print("The result is :")
print(my_dict)Output
The dictionary is :
[{24: 56, 29: 11, 10: 22, 42: 28}, {54: 73, 59: 11}, {13: 39}, {31: 22, 59: 73, 57: 44}]
The result is :
[{13: 39}, {54: 73, 59: 11}, {31: 22, 59: 73, 57: 44}, {24: 56, 29: 11, 10: 22, 42: 28}]Explanation
A method named ‘get_len’ is defined that takes element as a parameter, and returns length of the element as output.
A list of dictionary is defined and displayed on the console.
The dictionary is sorted and the key is specified as the previously defined method.
This is the output that is displayed on the console.
Updated on: 08-Sep-2021
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