Converting the keys of a dictionary from numeric to string

[Paul Rubin]

pozz <pozzugno at gmail.com> writes:
> I have a dictionary where the keys are numbers: ...

Python 2.7.5:

    >>> mydict = { 1: 1000, 2: 1500, 3: 100 }
    >>> keydict = { 1: "apples", 2: "nuts", 3: "tables" }
    >>> newdict = dict((keydict[k],v) for k,v in mydict.items())
    >>> print newdict
    {'tables': 100, 'nuts': 1500, 'apples': 1000}