JSON output sorting in Python
json, python, sorting
Solution
You are storing your values into a Python `dict` which has no inherent notion of ordering at all, it's just a key-to-value map. So your items lose all ordering when you place them into the `values` variable.
In fact the only way to get a deterministic ordering would be to use `sort_keys=True`, which I assume places them in alphanumeric ordering. Why is the order so important?
Problem
I've a problem with JSON in python. In fact, if I try to execute this code, python gives me a sorted JSON string! For example: ``` values = { 'profile': 'testprofile', 'format': 'RSA_RC4_Sealed', 'enc_key': base64.b64encode(chiave_da_inviare), 'request': base64.b64encode(data) } values_json = json.dumps(values, sort_keys = False, separators = (',', ':')) ``` And this is the output: ``` { "profile": "testprofile", "enc_key": "GBWo[...]NV6w==", "request": "TFl[...]uYw==", "format": "RSA_RC4_Sealed" } ``` As you can see, I tried to use "sort_keys=False" but nothing changed. How can I stop Python sorting my JSON strings?