Sorting dictionary by number and printing in specific format

[e_o]

How would I sort the following dictionary by highest number…

local Scores = {
    Harry = 69,
    Samuel = 52,
    Barry = 47,
    James = 70
}

…And then print it in a format like:

1. James (70), 2. Harry (69), 3. Samuel (52), 4. Barry (47)

[sjr04 (uep)]

The dictionary part of a Lua table has no notion of order. You can instead have arrays of dictionaries.

local scores = {
    { name = "Harry", score = 69 },
    { name = "Samuel", score = 52 },
    { name = "Barry", score = 47 },
    { name = "James", score = 70 }
}

table.sort(scores, function(a, b)
    return a.score > b.score
end)

print(scores[1].name)