a = dict(((1,3),(0,-1),(4,21))) m = max(a, key=a.get) m
>>> a = dict(((1,3),(0,-1),(4,21))) >>> for x in a: ... print (x) #output the value of each item in our iteration ... 0 1 4
>>> prices = { ... 'A':123, ... 'B':450.1, ... 'C':12, ... 'E':444, ... } >>> max(prices.items(),key=lambda x:x[1]) ('B', 450.1) >>>