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Sane · Mar 25th, 2008, 4:42 PM

Yes. It seems a bit strange to me too how each dictionary has only one item.

But it may not be the way you suggested Ooble, because a dictionary can not be sorted. The order of items in a dictionary can't be changed since the positions are arbitrarily assigned as a result of hash values. If you wanted to sort a dictionary, you would have to change its data type (which is in fact accomplished with the code you posted).

Mar 25th, 2008, 4:42 PM	#4
Sane Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 2,101 Rep Power: 6	Re: A sort question Yes. It seems a bit strange to me too how each dictionary has only one item. But it may not be the way you suggested Ooble, because a dictionary can not be sorted. The order of items in a dictionary can't be changed since the positions are arbitrarily assigned as a result of hash values. If you wanted to sort a dictionary, you would have to change its data type (which is in fact accomplished with the code you posted). __________________ Looking for tough programming challenges? Try participating in Sane's Monthly Algorithms Challenges! Composing Techno is a little side hobby of mine. Techno by DJ Sane. All free for download.