Key of min value

Python, Dictionary · Jan 7, 2021

Finds the key of the minimum value in a dictionary.

  • Use min() with the key parameter set to dict.get() to find and return the key of the minimum value in the given dictionary.
def key_of_min(d):
  return min(d, key = d.get)

key_of_min({'a':4, 'b':0, 'c':13}) # b

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