Question

How to find the key with maximum value in a dictionary with Python

Answer 1

import operator

dict = {'key1':34, 'key2':89, 'key3':12, 'key4':72}

max_key_value = max(dict.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1))[0]

print(max_key_value)







'''
run:

key2

'''

 

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Answer 2

dict = {'key1':34, 'key2':89, 'key3':12, 'key4':72}
 
max_key_value = max(dict, key=lambda key: dict[key])
 
print(max_key_value)
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''
run:
 
key2
 
'''

 

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Answer 3

dict = {'key1':34, 'key2':89, 'key3':12, 'key4':72}
 
max_key_value = max(dict, key = dict.get)
 
print(max_key_value)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''
run:
 
key2
 
'''

 

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Answer 4

import operator

dic = {'a':13, 'b':96, 'c':8, 'd':24, 'e':36, 'f':17}

mx = max(dic.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1))

print(mx)




'''
run:

('b', 96)

'''

 

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