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Python dictionary cmp() Function

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Description:

This function compare two dictionaries based on key and values.

Syntax:

cmp(dict1, dict2)

Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

Example:

#!/usr/bin/python

dict1 = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 7};
dict2 = {'Name': 'Mahnaz', 'Age': 27};
dict3 = {'Name': 'Abid', 'Age': 27};
dict4 = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 7};
print "Return Value : %d" %  cmp (dict1, dict2)
print "Return Value : %d" %  cmp (dict2, dict3)
print "Return Value : %d" %  cmp (dict1, dict4)

This produces following result:

Return Value : -1
Return Value : 1
Return Value : 0

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