[Tutor] Sorting Dictionary of Dictionary by certain Value

[Hansen, Mike]

> -----Original Message-----
> Hi Pythonistas,
> 
> I have a large dictionary of dictionary (50,000+ keys) which 
> has a structure as follows:
> DoD = {
>         'flintstones' : {
>         'husband'   : "fred",
>         'pal'       : "barney",
>         'income'    :  500,
>     },
>     'jetsons' : {
>         'husband'   : "george",
>         'wife'      : "jane",
>         'his boy' : "elroy",
>         'income'    :  700,
>     },
>     'simpsons' : {
>         'husband'   : "homer",
>         'wife'      : "marge",
>         'kid'       : "bart",
>         'income'    :  600,
>     },
> };
> 
> I want to sort the dictionary by 'income'
> Is there an efficient way to do the same.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> - Jo
> 

This sounds like it'd be a good job for a database...perhaps SQLite?

Mike