Python: sort by value then key

No idea yet how this works, or why.

>>> d = {'apple': 7, 'banana': 3, 'almond': 7, 'peach': 4, 'beetroot': 3}
>>> sorted(d.iteritems(), key=lambda(k, v): (-v, k))
[('almond', 7), ('apple', 7), ('peach', 4), ('banana', 3), ('beetroot', 3)]

aws ec2 cli filter by tag name and value

1. aws ec2 describe-instances --filter Name=tag:Name,Values=ADS-prod-ads

The horrible syntax of "and" filters:

1.  aws ec2 describe-instances 
1. --filter 
1. '{"Name":"tag:backup","Values":["yes"]}' 
2. '{"Name":"instance-state-name","Values":["running"]}' 
2. non-breakout view below

aws ec2 describe-instances --filter '{"Name":"tag:backup","Values":["yes"]}' '{"Name":"instance-state-name","Values":["running"]}'