Print original input order of dictionary in python

Question

How do I print out my dictionary in the original order I had set up?

If I have a dictionary like this:

smallestCars = {\'Civic96\':          


        

Answer 1

A regular dictionary doesn't have order. You need to use the OrderedDict of the collections module, which can take a list of lists or a list of tuples, just like this:

import collections

key_value_pairs = [('Civic86', 12.5),
                   ('Camry98', 13.2),
                   ('Sentra98', 13.8)]
smallestCars = collections.OrderedDict(key_value_pairs)

for car in smallestCars:
    print(car)

And the output is:

Civic96
Camry98
Sentra98