{"id":201767,"date":"2024-10-03T09:51:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/how-to-get-key-of-max-value-in-dictionary-python\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T09:51:26","slug":"how-to-get-key-of-max-value-in-dictionary-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namso-gen.co\/blog\/how-to-get-key-of-max-value-in-dictionary-python\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get key of max value in dictionary Python?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Python, dictionaries are a convenient way to store key-value pairs. Sometimes, we might need to find the key that corresponds to the maximum value in a dictionary. To achieve this, we can make use of the `max` function in conjunction with a lambda function to extract the key of the maximum value in the dictionary. <\/p>\n

Here’s the code snippet to achieve this:<\/p>\n

“`python
\nmy_dict = {‘a’: 10, ‘b’: 5, ‘c’: 20}
\nmax_key = max(my_dict, key=lambda k: my_dict[k])
\nprint(max_key)
\n“`<\/p>\n

**Output:**
\n“`
\n‘c’
\n“`<\/p>\n

In this code snippet, we first define a sample dictionary `my_dict` with some key-value pairs. Then, we use the `max` function along with a lambda function that takes each key `k` from the dictionary and returns the value of that key. The `max` function then finds the key which corresponds to the maximum value in the dictionary and assigns it to the variable `max_key`.<\/p>\n

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