How to sort a Python dict's keys by value

Question

I have a dict that looks like this

{ \"keyword1\":3 , \"keyword2\":1 , \"keyword3\":5 , \"keyword4\":2 }

And I would like to convert it DESC and

Answer 1

i always did it this way....are there advantages to using the sorted method?

keys = dict.keys()
keys.sort( lambda x,y: cmp(dict[x], dict[y]) )

whoops didnt read the part about not using lambda =(