How do I sort a Python dictionary by its keys?

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If you want a one-liner that’s concise and does the job, try this:

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my_dict = {2: 3, 1: 89, 4: 5, 3: 0}
sorted_dict = dict(sorted(my_dict.items()))
print(sorted_dict)

This uses dict() on the sorted list of (key, value) tuples, which preserves the key order.

It’s a very straightforward way to python sort dictionary by key without importing anything extra.

To python sort dictionary by key, use sorted() with either dictionary comprehension or directly on my_dict.items().

In modern Python, dictionaries preserve order, so this method is clean and reliable.

For older versions, OrderedDict is a solid fallback.

Let me know if you want examples for descending order or sorting by values!