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+====== Sort List Of Dictionaries By Value ======
+**General Information**
+Sorting a list of dictionaries by a value in the dictionary.
+----
+====== Usage ======
+Example output
+<code bash>
+./sort-list-of-dictionary-by-value.py
+-> Sorted by Last Name:
+[{'first_name': 'Boba', 'last_name': 'Fett', 'side': 'none'}, {'first_name': 'Yoda', 'last_name': 'GreenGuy', 'side': 'rebels'}, {'first_name': 'Darth', 'last_name': 'Vader', 'side': 'empire'}]
+-> Sorted by First Name:
+[{'first_name': 'Boba', 'last_name': 'Fett', 'side': 'none'}, {'first_name': 'Darth', 'last_name': 'Vader', 'side': 'empire'}, {'first_name': 'Yoda', 'last_name': 'GreenGuy', 'side': 'rebels'}]
+</code>
+----
+====== The Code ======
+<code python sort-list-of-dictionary-by-value.py>
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Import itemgetter to sort by dictionary key
+from operator import itemgetter
+user_list = [ {'first_name': 'Yoda', 'last_name': 'GreenGuy', 'side': 'rebels'}, {'first_name': 'Darth', 'last_name': 'Vader', 'side': 'empire'}, {'first_name': 'Boba', 'last_name': 'Fett', 'side': 'none'} ]
+sorted_last_name = sorted(user_list, key=itemgetter('last_name'))
+sorted_first_name = sorted(user_list, key=itemgetter('first_name'))
+print("-> Sorted by Last Name:")
+print(sorted_last_name)
+print("\n-> Sorted by First Name:")
+print(sorted_first_name)
+</code>
+----