Python dictionaries are unordered.
On Sep 2, 2011, at 11:25 AM, Eduardo wrote: > Hello, > I have a query which results (columns id,name) I need to order > alphabetically by name. > Then I need to take a slice of the results and to keep them ordered: > ____________________________________________________________________ > > results=somequery.order_by(datab.columns['name']) > slices=results.slice(start,end) > res={} > for slice in slices: > res[str(slice[0])]=str(slice[1]) > for id in res.keys(): > print id, res[id] > _____________________________________________________ > the print line however does not show that id, name (res[id]) pairs > ordered alphabetically. Does anyone know why? > Thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sqlalchemy" group. > To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en.