[Tutor] dictionary values

[Brian van den Broek]

Kent Johnson said unto the world upon 08/07/2005 21:09:
> Brian van den Broek wrote:
> 
>>if you care about the possibility that there is no unique key with the 
>>lowest value, I'd do:
>>
>> >>> def get_low_keys(a_dict):
>>... 	'''-> list of keys in a_dict with lowest value'''
>>... 	min_val = min(a_dict.values())
>>... 	low_keys = []
>>... 	for k,v in a_dict.items():
>>... 		if v == min_val:
>>... 			low_keys.append(k)
>>... 	return low_keys
> 
> 
> Hmm, list comprehension is your friend... how about
>   min_val = min(a_dict.values())
>   low_keys = [ k for k,v in a_dict.items() if v == min_val ]
> 
> More concise and IMO much more readable.
> 
> Kent


Yep, I saw your answer after I sent mine. Mine is the second-place 
solution :-)

Best,

Brian vdB