'a' in d: True d['a']: va 'b' in d: True d['b']: vb 'c' in d: True d['c']: vc 'd' in d: True d['d']: vd 'a' in d: False 'b' in d: True d['b']: vb 'c' in d: True d['c']: vc 'd' in d: True d['d']: vd 'e' in d: True d['e']: ve 'b' in d: True d['b']: vb2 'c' in d: True d['c']: vc2 'd' in d: True d['d']: vd 'e' in d: False 'f' in d: True d['f']: vf 'b' in d: False 'c' in d: False 'd' in d: False 'e' in d: False 'f' in d: False 'a' in d: True d['a']: 1 'b' in d: True d['b']: 2 All of these should be present: 'a' in dc: True dc['a']: va3 'b' in dc: True dc['b']: vb3 'c' in dc: True dc['c']: vc3 'd' in dc: True dc['d']: vd3 All of these except 'a' should be present: 'a' in dc: False 'b' in dc: True dc['b']: vb3 'c' in dc: True dc['c']: vc3 'd' in dc: True dc['d']: vd3 'e' in dc: True dc['e']: ve3 These should be in reverse alphabetical order and read 'v?3': d['d']: vd3 d['c']: vc3 d['b']: vb3 d['a']: va3