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Sorting a Python Dictionary: Values, Keys, and More

In this tutorial, youll learn how to sort the key-value pairs of a Python dictionary using the sorted() function. Youll also explore how to iterate over dictionary views, cast dictionaries to lists during sorting, specify a sort key to sort a dictionary by value, key, or nested attribute, rebuild dictionaries using dictionary comprehensions and the dict() constructor, and compare the performance of different data structures. Along the way, youll use the timeit module to time your code and get tangible results for comparing the performance of different approaches. Whether youre an intermediate or advanced Python developer, this tutorial will help you master how to sort dictionaries in Python.