27 JSON module in python

 JSON is a syntax for storing and exchanging data.

JSON is text, written with JavaScript object notation.

import json

Example

Convert from JSON to Python:

import json

# some JSON:

x =  '{ "name":"John", "age":30, "city":"New York"}'

# parse x:

y = json.loads(x)

# the result is a Python dictionary:

print(y["age"])

Example

Convert from Python to JSON:

import json

# a Python object (dict):

x = {

  "name": "John",

  "age": 30,

  "city": "New York"

}

# convert into JSON:

y = json.dumps(x)

# the result is a JSON string:

print(y)