diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index 4e80f10..270e308 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -813,7 +813,12 @@
             raise TypeError("Tester.rundict: d must support .items(); " +
                             `d`)
         f = t = 0
-        for thisname, value in d.items():
+        # Run the tests by alpha order of names, for consistency in
+        # verbose-mode output.
+        names = d.keys()
+        names.sort()
+        for thisname in names:
+            value = d[thisname]
             if type(value) in (_FunctionType, _ClassType):
                 f2, t2 = self.__runone(value, name + "." + thisname)
                 f = f + f2
@@ -832,7 +837,12 @@
         savepvt = self.isprivate
         try:
             self.isprivate = lambda *args: 0
-            for k, v in d.items():
+            # Run the tests by alpha order of names, for consistency in
+            # verbose-mode output.
+            keys = d.keys()
+            keys.sort()
+            for k in keys:
+                v = d[k]
                 thisname = prefix + k
                 if type(v) is _StringType:
                     f, t = self.runstring(v, thisname)
diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_difflib b/Lib/test/output/test_difflib
index 0ea1048..cc765b1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_difflib
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_difflib
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@
 Expecting: (0, 0, 0)
 ok
 0 of 6 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.find_longest_match.__doc__
+Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_matching_blocks.__doc__
+Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abxcd", "abcd")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.get_matching_blocks()
+Expecting: [(0, 0, 2), (3, 2, 2), (5, 4, 0)]
+ok
+0 of 2 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_matching_blocks.__doc__
 Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_opcodes.__doc__
 Trying: a = "qabxcd"
 Expecting: nothing
@@ -180,55 +188,6 @@
 0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_opcodes.__doc__
 Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.quick_ratio.__doc__
 0 of 0 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.quick_ratio.__doc__
-Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seqs.__doc__
-Trying: s = SequenceMatcher()
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.set_seqs("abcd", "bcde")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.ratio()
-Expecting: 0.75
-ok
-0 of 3 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seqs.__doc__
-Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq2.__doc__
-Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abcd", "bcde")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.ratio()
-Expecting: 0.75
-ok
-Trying: s.set_seq2("abcd")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.ratio()
-Expecting: 1.0
-ok
-0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq2.__doc__
-Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq1.__doc__
-Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abcd", "bcde")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.ratio()
-Expecting: 0.75
-ok
-Trying: s.set_seq1("bcde")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.ratio()
-Expecting: 1.0
-ok
-0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq1.__doc__
-Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_matching_blocks.__doc__
-Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abxcd", "abcd")
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: s.get_matching_blocks()
-Expecting: [(0, 0, 2), (3, 2, 2), (5, 4, 0)]
-ok
-0 of 2 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.get_matching_blocks.__doc__
-Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.real_quick_ratio.__doc__
-0 of 0 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.real_quick_ratio.__doc__
 Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.ratio.__doc__
 Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abcd", "bcde")
 Expecting: nothing
@@ -243,6 +202,47 @@
 Expecting: 1.0
 ok
 0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.ratio.__doc__
+Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.real_quick_ratio.__doc__
+0 of 0 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.real_quick_ratio.__doc__
+Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq1.__doc__
+Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abcd", "bcde")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.ratio()
+Expecting: 0.75
+ok
+Trying: s.set_seq1("bcde")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.ratio()
+Expecting: 1.0
+ok
+0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq1.__doc__
+Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq2.__doc__
+Trying: s = SequenceMatcher(None, "abcd", "bcde")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.ratio()
+Expecting: 0.75
+ok
+Trying: s.set_seq2("abcd")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.ratio()
+Expecting: 1.0
+ok
+0 of 4 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seq2.__doc__
+Running difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seqs.__doc__
+Trying: s = SequenceMatcher()
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.set_seqs("abcd", "bcde")
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: s.ratio()
+Expecting: 0.75
+ok
+0 of 3 examples failed in difflib.SequenceMatcher.set_seqs.__doc__
 Running difflib.get_close_matches.__doc__
 Trying: get_close_matches("appel", ["ape", "apple", "peach", "puppy"])
 Expecting: ['apple', 'ape']
diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_doctest b/Lib/test/output/test_doctest
index 2a487fb..5e54c4a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_doctest
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_doctest
@@ -88,65 +88,6 @@
 0 of 6 examples failed in doctest.Tester.__doc__
 Running doctest.Tester.__init__.__doc__
 0 of 0 examples failed in doctest.Tester.__init__.__doc__
-Running doctest.Tester.run__test__.__doc__
-0 of 0 examples failed in doctest.Tester.run__test__.__doc__
-Running doctest.Tester.runstring.__doc__
-Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=1)
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying:
-test = r'''
-   # just an example
-   >>> x = 1 + 2
-   >>> x
-   3
-'''
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: t.runstring(test, "Example")
-Expecting:
-Running string Example
-Trying: x = 1 + 2
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: x
-Expecting: 3
-ok
-0 of 2 examples failed in string Example
-(0, 2)
-ok
-0 of 3 examples failed in doctest.Tester.runstring.__doc__
-Running doctest.Tester.summarize.__doc__
-0 of 0 examples failed in doctest.Tester.summarize.__doc__
-Running doctest.Tester.rundict.__doc__
-Trying:
-def _f():
-   '''>>> assert 1 == 1
-   '''
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying:
-def g():
-   '''>>> assert 2 != 1
-   '''
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: d = {"_f": _f, "g": g}
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=0)
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: t.rundict(d, "rundict_test")  # _f is skipped
-Expecting: (0, 1)
-ok
-Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=0, isprivate=lambda x,y: 0)
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: t.rundict(d, "rundict_test_pvt")  # both are searched
-Expecting: (0, 2)
-ok
-0 of 7 examples failed in doctest.Tester.rundict.__doc__
 Running doctest.Tester.merge.__doc__
 Trying: from doctest import Tester
 Expecting: nothing
@@ -197,6 +138,37 @@
 (0, 6)
 ok
 0 of 10 examples failed in doctest.Tester.merge.__doc__
+Running doctest.Tester.run__test__.__doc__
+0 of 0 examples failed in doctest.Tester.run__test__.__doc__
+Running doctest.Tester.rundict.__doc__
+Trying:
+def _f():
+   '''>>> assert 1 == 1
+   '''
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying:
+def g():
+   '''>>> assert 2 != 1
+   '''
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: d = {"_f": _f, "g": g}
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=0)
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: t.rundict(d, "rundict_test")  # _f is skipped
+Expecting: (0, 1)
+ok
+Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=0, isprivate=lambda x,y: 0)
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: t.rundict(d, "rundict_test_pvt")  # both are searched
+Expecting: (0, 2)
+ok
+0 of 7 examples failed in doctest.Tester.rundict.__doc__
 Running doctest.Tester.rundoc.__doc__
 Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=0)
 Expecting: nothing
@@ -213,6 +185,34 @@
 Expecting: (0, 1)
 ok
 0 of 3 examples failed in doctest.Tester.rundoc.__doc__
+Running doctest.Tester.runstring.__doc__
+Trying: t = Tester(globs={}, verbose=1)
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying:
+test = r'''
+   # just an example
+   >>> x = 1 + 2
+   >>> x
+   3
+'''
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: t.runstring(test, "Example")
+Expecting:
+Running string Example
+Trying: x = 1 + 2
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: x
+Expecting: 3
+ok
+0 of 2 examples failed in string Example
+(0, 2)
+ok
+0 of 3 examples failed in doctest.Tester.runstring.__doc__
+Running doctest.Tester.summarize.__doc__
+0 of 0 examples failed in doctest.Tester.summarize.__doc__
 Running doctest.is_private.__doc__
 Trying: is_private("a.b", "my_func")
 Expecting: 0
@@ -248,14 +248,6 @@
 Expecting: '0xa9'
 ok
 0 of 2 examples failed in doctest.__test__._TestClass.__doc__
-Running doctest.__test__._TestClass.get.__doc__
-Trying: x = _TestClass(-42)
-Expecting: nothing
-ok
-Trying: print x.get()
-Expecting: -42
-ok
-0 of 2 examples failed in doctest.__test__._TestClass.get.__doc__
 Running doctest.__test__._TestClass.__init__.__doc__
 Trying: t = _TestClass(123)
 Expecting: nothing
@@ -264,6 +256,14 @@
 Expecting: 123
 ok
 0 of 2 examples failed in doctest.__test__._TestClass.__init__.__doc__
+Running doctest.__test__._TestClass.get.__doc__
+Trying: x = _TestClass(-42)
+Expecting: nothing
+ok
+Trying: print x.get()
+Expecting: -42
+ok
+0 of 2 examples failed in doctest.__test__._TestClass.get.__doc__
 Running doctest.__test__._TestClass.square.__doc__
 Trying: _TestClass(13).square().get()
 Expecting: 169