Working with JSON in Python

Working with JSON in Python — a practical guide to Python JSON with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

JSON maps naturally to Python dicts/lists. Use `json.dumps` / `json.loads` and file helpers.

JSON encode/decode

import json

data = {'name': 'Asha', 'skills': ['python', 'sql']}
text = json.dumps(data, indent=2)
print(text)
print(json.loads(text)['name'])