find the kth smallest key in a map in python

Here's one way to find the kth smallest key in a map (dictionary) in Python:

main.py
def kth_smallest_key(my_map, k):
    """
    Returns the kth smallest key in a map (dictionary) my_map
    """
    sorted_keys = sorted(my_map.keys())  # Sort the keys
    if k <= len(sorted_keys):
        return sorted_keys[k-1]  # Return the kth smallest key
    else:
        return None  # If k is out of range, return None
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In this solution, we first sort the keys of the map using the built-in sorted() function. Then we check if k is within the range of keys (i.e., between 1 and the number of keys in the map). If it is, we return the kth smallest key (which is at index k-1 in the sorted list of keys). Otherwise, we return None to indicate that k is out of range.

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