[Python] How to sort a dictionary based on a list in python

I have a dictionary

a = {'ground': obj1, 'floor 1': obj2, 'basement': obj3}


I have a list.

a_list = ['floor 1', 'ground', 'basement']


I want to sort dictionary a using its keys based on the list. Is it possible to do that?

i.e.:

sort(a).based_on(a_list) #this is wrong. But I want something like this.


The output doesn't have to be another dictionary, I don't mind converting the dictionary to tuples and then sort those.

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