Python: How to write a dictionary of tuple values to a csv file?

Question

How do I print the following dictionary into a csv file?

maxDict = {'test1': ('alpha', 2), 'test2': ('gamma', 2)} 

So, that the output CSV looks as follows:

test1, alpha, 2
test2, gamma, 2

Answer 1

import csv
with open("data.csv", "wb") as f:
    csv.writer(f).writerows((k,) + v for k, v in maxDict.iteritems())