在嵌套字典中查找最大值并返回密钥

时间:2014-04-06 06:41:50

标签: python dictionary nested

所以我有这段代码

dictionary = {
  'key1': {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 10}, 
  'key2': {'d': 1, 'e': 1, 'c': 11}, 
  'key3': {'d': 2, 'b': 1, 'g': 12}}

list1 = (a,b,c)

我想要做的是运行一个循环,找到列表中所有项目的最大值并返回密钥。例如,最大值是' c'将返回' key2',' b'会返回' key1'等等。

到目前为止我已经

for value in list1:
     m = max(dictionary, key=lambda v: dictionary[v][value])
     print(m + "\n")

但是只有在字典中的所有键中都存在相同的子键时,这才有效。关于该怎么做的任何想法?

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:6)

缺少密钥时使用float('-inf')

m = max(dictionary, key=lambda v: dictionary[v].get(value, float('-inf')))

负无穷大保证小于字典中的任何现有值,确保忽略具有特定键缺失的嵌套字典。

演示:

>>> dictionary = {
...   'key1': {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 10}, 
...   'key2': {'d': 1, 'e': 1, 'c': 11}, 
...   'key3': {'d': 2, 'b': 1, 'g': 12}}
>>> list1 = ('a', 'b', 'c')
>>> for value in list1:
...      print(value, max(dictionary, key=lambda v: dictionary[v].get(value, float('-inf'))))
... 
a key1
b key1
c key2

但是,如果您只翻转一次所有字典值,它会更有效率:

maximi = dict.fromkeys(list1, (None, float('-inf')))

for key, nested in dictionary.items():
    for k in nested.keys() & maximi:  # intersection of keys
        if maximi[k][0] is None or dictionary[maximi[k][0]][k] < nested[k]:
            maximi[k] = (key, nested[k])

for value in list1:
    print(value, maximi[value][0])

假设您使用的是Python 3;在Python 2中,将.items()替换为.iteritems(),将.keys()替换为.viewkeys()

演示:

>>> maximi = dict.fromkeys(list1, (None, float('-inf')))
>>> for key, nested in dictionary.items():
...     for k in nested.keys() & maximi:  # intersection of keys
...         if maximi[k][0] is None or dictionary[maximi[k][0]][k] < nested[k]:
...             maximi[k] = (key, nested[k])
... 
>>> maximi
{'a': ('key1', 1), 'b': ('key1', 2), 'c': ('key2', 11)}
>>> for value in list1:
...     print(value, maximi[value][0])
... 
a key1
b key1
c key2
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