python - Get max key in dictionary

Question

I have a dictionary that looks like this

MyCount= {u'10': 1, u'1': 2, u'3': 2, u'2': 2, u'5': 2, u'4': 2, u'7': 2, u'6': 2, u'9': 2, u'8': 2}

I need highest key which is 10 but i if try max(MyCount.keys()) it gives 9 as highest.
Same for max(MyCount).

The dictionary is created dynamically.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3108042/get-max-key-in-dictionary

Answer 1

This is because u'9' > u'10', since they are strings.

To compare numerically, use int as a key.

max(MyCount, key=int)

(Calling .keys() is usually unnecessary)