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:Enable json functions. The json module is standard available (no installation needed)
:Enable json functions. The json module is standard available (no installation needed)


Read a json file and return it as [[Python:DataTypes#Dictionary_or_dict|dict]].
;json.load(<data>)
:Return <data> as [[Python:DataTypes#Dictionary_or_dict|dict]].
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import json
import json

Revision as of 18:38, 9 June 2019

import json
Enable json functions. The json module is standard available (no installation needed)
json.load()
Return as dict.
import json
with open(filename) as fh:
    data = json.load(fh)

Below can be used on datatypes like lists and tuples too, not on sets.

json.dumps(dict, indent=4)
Convert a dict into a json string nicely formatted. Indent each level with 4 spaces.
json.dump(dict, fh, indent=4)
Dumps to the file opened on filehandle fh.