Sorting a dict (was: How to sort using hash's key?)

[Ben Finney]

JoJo <Jstone at 3web.com> writes:

> I want to sort a dict via its key,but I have no idea on how to do
> it.

The 'dict' type is explicitly unordered. Sorting it isn't
possible. (Also note that a 'hash' is something entirely different in
Python.)

You can create your own type, inheriting from 'dict', that has the
behaviour you want. See the Python Cookbook for some examples.

    <URL:http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/>

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Ben Finney