Question

How to sort a list of dictionaries by value in descending order with Python

Answer 1

import collections
 
lst_dict = [{"name" : "Tom", "age" : 35},  
            {"name" : "Alma", "age" : 40}, 
            {"name" : "Isla" , "age" : 27}] 
   
lst_dict = sorted(lst_dict, key = lambda v: v['age'], reverse=True) 
  
print(lst_dict)
  
  
  
'''
run:
   
[{'name': 'Alma', 'age': 40}, {'name': 'Tom', 'age': 35}, {'name': 'Isla', 'age': 27}]
   
'''

 

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