JSON processing in Python

External

• https://realpython.com/python-json/

Internal

• Python Code Examples
• Python Module json

Serialization

import json

data = ...
with open("data_file.json", "w") as f:
    json.dump(data, f)

At stdout

import json

data = ...
with open("/dev/stdout", "w") as f:
    json.dump(data, f)

Deserialization

import json

data = json.loads('{"color":"blue", "size":10, "details":{"shape":{"texture":"bumpy", "orientation":"vertical"}}}')
print(data.get("color")) # displays blue
print(data["color"]) # displays blue
print(data.get("size")) # displays 10
print(data["details"]["shape"]["texture"]) # displays bumpy

Safely Navigate a Complex Data Structure

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Safely Navigate a Complex Data Structure