Why dictionary values aren't in the inserted order?

Question

When i declare a list 1,2,3,4 and i do something with it , even just print i get back the same sequence 1,2,3,4.

But when i do anything with dictionaries , they alw

Answer 1

dictionary sort order is undefined! Do not rely on it for anything. Look for a sorted dictionary if you really want a sorted dictionary, but usually you don't need one.

Examples:

• python 2.7, it's built in to the collections module
• Django has a SortedDict shipped with it
• 2.4-2.7 you can use the ordereddict module, you can pip install or easy_install it