def dict_to_item_list(table):
    """Given a Python dictionary, convert to sorted item list.

    Parameters
    ----------
    table : dict[str, any]
        a Python dictionary where the keys are strings.

    Returns
    -------
    assoc_list : list[(str, str)]
        the sorted item list representation of the given dictionary.
    """
    return [[key, table[key]] for key in sorted(table.keys())]