stouputils.collections.sorting module#

sort_dict_keys(
dictionary: dict[T, Any],
order: list[T],
reverse: bool = False,
) → dict[T, Any][source]#

Sort dictionary keys using a given order list (reverse optional)

Parameters:

  • dictionary – The dictionary to sort

  • order – The order list

  • reverse – Whether to sort in reverse order (given to sorted function which behaves differently than order.reverse())

Returns:

The sorted dictionary

>>> sort_dict_keys({'b': 2, 'a': 1, 'c': 3}, order=["a", "b", "c"])
{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}

>>> sort_dict_keys({'b': 2, 'a': 1, 'c': 3}, order=["a", "b", "c"], reverse=True)
{'c': 3, 'b': 2, 'a': 1}

>>> sort_dict_keys({'b': 2, 'a': 1, 'c': 3, 'd': 4}, order=["c", "b"])
{'c': 3, 'b': 2, 'a': 1, 'd': 4}