rename keys in a dictionary
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i want to rename the keys of a dictionary are which are ints, and i need them to be ints with leading zeros's so that they sort correctly.
for example my keys are like:
'1','101','11'
and i need them to be:
'001','101','011'
this is what im doing now, but i know there is a better way
tmpDict = {}
for oldKey in aDict:
tmpDict['%04d'%int(oldKey)] = aDict[oldKey]
newDict = tmpDict
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