rows = [
{'address': '5412 N CLARK', 'date': '07/01/2012'},
{'address': '5148 N CLARK', 'date': '07/04/2012'},
{'address': '5800 E 58TH', 'date': '07/02/2012'},
{'address': '2122 N CLARK', 'date': '07/03/2012'},
{'address': '5645 N RAVENSWOOD', 'date': '07/02/2012'},
{'address': '1060 W ADDISON', 'date': '07/02/2012'},
{'address': '4801 N BROADWAY', 'date': '07/01/2012'},
{'address': '1039 W GRANVILLE', 'date': '07/04/2012'},
]
from operator import itemgetter
from itertools import groupby
# Sort by the desired field first
rows.sort(key=itemgetter('date'))
# Iterate in groups
for date, items in groupby(rows, key=itemgetter('date')):
print(date)
for i in items:
print(' ', i)
07/01/2012
{'address': '5412 N CLARK', 'date': '07/01/2012'}
{'address': '4801 N BROADWAY', 'date': '07/01/2012'}
07/02/2012
{'address': '5800 E 58TH', 'date': '07/02/2012'}
{'address': '5645 N RAVENSWOOD', 'date': '07/02/2012'}
{'address': '1060 W ADDISON', 'date': '07/02/2012'}
07/03/2012
{'address': '2122 N CLARK', 'date': '07/03/2012'}
07/04/2012
{'address': '5148 N CLARK', 'date': '07/04/2012'}
{'address': '1039 W GRANVILLE', 'date': '07/04/2012'}