thedict = [
{"name": "item1", "price": 10},
{"name": "item2", "price": 5},
{"name": "item3", "price": 10},
{"name": "item4", "price": 12},
{"name": "item5", "price": 12},
{"name": "item6", "price": 5}
]
d = {}
for item in thedict:
d.setdefault(item['price'], []).append(item)
list(d.values())
print(d)
Output
{10: [{'name': 'item1', 'price': 10}, {'name': 'item3', 'price': 10}], 5: [{'name': 'item2', 'price': 5}, {'name': 'item6', 'price': 5}], 12: [{'name': 'item4', 'price': 12}, {'name': 'item5', 'price': 12}]}
