Difference between revisions of "Python:JSON"
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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) | ||
− | ;json.load(< | + | ;json.loads(<jsonstring>) |
− | : | + | :Return <jsonstring> as [[Python:DataTypes#Dictionary_or_dict|dict]]. |
+ | ;json.load(<fh>) | ||
+ | :Read a jsonstinrg from the file opened on <fh> and return it as [[Python:DataTypes#Dictionary_or_dict|dict]]. | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang=python> | <syntaxhighlight lang=python> | ||
import json | import json |
Revision as of 20:29, 9 June 2019
- import json
- Enable json functions. The json module is standard available (no installation needed)
- json.loads(<jsonstring>)
- Return <jsonstring> as dict.
- json.load(<fh>)
- Read a jsonstinrg from the file opened on <fh> and return it 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.