Question

I wrote a sorting algorithm in python.

It returns a Python Dictionary object.

How do i get the dictionary from Python into my PHP code as an associative arr ?

Will I have to write the whole sorting algorithm again in PHP?

Answer 1

Serializing to JSON would be the simplest thing to do:

python:

import json
fp = open('/tmp/mydict', 'w+')
json.dump(myDict, fp)

then in php:

$myDict = json_decode(file_get_contents('/tmp/mydict')); 

But re sorting – dictionaries in python are not ordered.
if you want to save it ordered and load ordered, save a python list and load a php array.