Using Python's max to return two equally large values

Question

I\'m using Python\'s max function to find the largest integer in a dictionary called count, and the corresponding key (not quite sure if I\'m saying it properly

Answer 1

Sometimes simplest solution may be the best:

max_value = 0
max_keys = []

for k, v in count.items():
    if v >= max_value:
        if v > max_value:
            max_value = v
            max_keys = [k]
        else:
            max_keys.append(k)

print max_keys

The code above is slightly faster than two pass solution like:

highest = max(count.values())
print [k for k,v in count.items() if v == highest]

Of course it's longer, but on the other hand it's very clear and easy to read.