# d is dictionary of character count d = {'a': 3, 'b': 5, 'c': 8} Get dictionary values in python 2: d.values() In Python 3: 
>>> d = {'a': 3, 'b': 5, 'c': 8}
>>> d.values()
dict_values([3, 5, 8])
>>> list(d.values())
[3, 5, 8]