Python: Find the key of the maximum, minimum value in a dictionary
Python dictionary: Exercise-80 with Solution
Write a Python program to find the key of the maximum value in a dictionary.
- Use max() with the key parameter set to dict.get() to find and return the key of the maximum value in the given dictionary.
- Use min() with the key parameter set to dict.get() to find and return the key of the minimum value in the given dictionary.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def test(d):
return max(d, key = d.get), min(d, key = d.get)
students = {
'Theodore': 19,
'Roxanne': 22,
'Mathew': 21,
'Betty': 20
}
print("\nOriginal dictionary elements:")
print(students)
print("\nFinds the key of the maximum and minimum value of the said dictionary:")
print(test(students))
Sample Output:
Original dictionary elements: {'Theodore': 19, 'Roxanne': 22, 'Mathew': 21, 'Betty': 20} Finds the key of the maximum and minimum value of the said dictionary: ('Roxanne', 'Theodore')
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