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def gen_reduced_dict(iterable, key=None, reverse=False):
    key = (lambda x: x) if key is None else key
    d = {}
    for k, v in iterable:
        if k not in d:
            d[k] = v
        pv = d[k]
        cmp_ = (lambda x, y: x > y) if reverse else (lambda x, y: x < y)
        if cmp_(key(v), key(pv)):
            d[k] = v
    return d