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Sort list and dictionary in python
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#SORT DICTIONARY ITEMS
my_subjects = {
"math": { "sub_code": "M001", "score": 60 },
"physics": { "sub_code": "P001", "score": 40 },
"chemistry": { "sub_code": "C001", "score": 50 },
"english": { "sub_code": "E001", "score": 45 }
}
#SORT DATA ASCENDING ORDER
sorted_data_asc = sorted( my_subjects.items(), key = lambda x: x[1]['score'] )
print(dict(sorted_data_asc))
#SORT DATA DESCENDING ORDER
sorted_data_desc = sorted( my_subjects.items(), key = lambda x: x[1]['score'], reverse=True )
print(dict(sorted_data_desc))
#SORT A LIST OF DICTIONARIES
my_list = [
{"name": "John", "score": 30},
{"name": "Deep", "score": 10},
{"name": "Mark", "score": 50}
]
list_asc = sorted(my_list, key = lambda i: i['score'])
print (list_asc)
list_desc = sorted(my_list, key = lambda i: i['score'], reverse=True)
print (list_desc)
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