Get dict key by max value
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Use the key
parameter to max()
:
max(d, key=d.get)
Demo:
>>> d= {'a':2,'b':5,'c':3}
>>> max(d, key=d.get)
'b'
The key
parameter takes a function, and for each entry in the iterable, it'll find the one for which the key
function returns the highest value.
Author by
mclafee
Updated on May 23, 2020Comments
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mclafee almost 4 years
I'm trying to get the dict key whose value is the maximum of all the dict's values.
I found two ways, both not elegant enough.
d= {'a':2,'b':5,'c':3} # 1st way print [k for k in d.keys() if d[k] == max(d.values())][0] # 2nd way print Counter(d).most_common(1)[0][0]
Is there a better approach?