Diff two dicts in Python

Python interview exercise on Practical, difficulty 2 of 3. Solve it in the editor beside a worked example, or cold in Interview mode with the example hidden; the tests run the moment you do.

Write diff_keys(before, after) that returns {"added": [...], "removed": [...], "changed": [...]}: keys only in after, keys only in before, and keys in both whose value differs. Each list is sorted.

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