Sort dictionaries by a value.
Sort a list of dictionaries by a numeric field, leaving the original list unchanged.
people = [{"name": "Grace", "score": 95}, {"name": "Ada", "score": 98}]
ranked = sorted(people, key=lambda person: person["score"], reverse=True)
print([person["name"] for person in ranked])Expected output EXAMPLE
['Ada', 'Grace']
Details
Uses only the Python standard library; no pip packages are required. See the verification record below for the exact Python version tested.
Every dictionary must have a comparable score value.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
d9a50e7c00510ea17cc4495ba79f9c25d894748a7b2579fd92d15f036ca8d9a1- Dependencies
- python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
['Ada', 'Grace']
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.