How to convert dictionary into string

Question

I'm trying to use the solution provided here

Instead of getting a dictionary, how can I get a string with the same output i.e. character followed by the number of occurrences

Example:d2m2e2s3

Answer 1

To convert from the dict to the string in the format you want:

''.join('{}{}'.format(key, val) for key, val in adict.items())

if you want them alphabetically ordered by key:

''.join('{}{}'.format(key, val) for key, val in sorted(adict.items()))

Answer 2

Is this what you are looking for?

#!/usr/bin/python

dt={'d': 2, 'f': 2, 'g': 2, 'q': 5, 'w': 3}
st=""
for key,val in dt.iteritems():
    st = st + key + str(val)

print st

output: q5w3d2g2f2

Or this?

#!/usr/bin/python

dt={'d': 2, 'f': 2, 'g': 2, 'q': 5, 'w': 3}
dt=sorted(dt.iteritems())
st=""

for key,val in dt:
    st = st + key + str(val)

print st

output: d2f2g2q5w3

Example with join:

#!/usr/bin/python

adict=dt={'d': 2, 'f': 2, 'g': 2, 'q': 5, 'w': 3}
' '.join('{0}{1}'.format(key, val) for key, val in sorted(adict.items()))

output: 'd2 f2 g2 q5 w3'