open a json file in python code example

Example 1: python read json file

import json

with open('path_to_file/person.json') as f:
  data = json.load(f)

print(data)

Example 2: open json file python

import json

with open('data.txt') as json_file:
    data = json.load(json_file)

Example 3: write json pythonb

import json

data = {}
data['people'] = []
data['people'].append({
    'name': 'Scott',
    'website': 'stackabuse.com',
    'from': 'Nebraska'
})
data['people'].append({
    'name': 'Larry',
    'website': 'google.com',
    'from': 'Michigan'
})
data['people'].append({
    'name': 'Tim',
    'website': 'apple.com',
    'from': 'Alabama'
})

with open('data.txt', 'w') as outfile:
    json.dump(data, outfile)

Example 4: read json file python

import json

with open('path_to_file/person.json') as f:
  data = json.load(f)
print(data)

flx = json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)
print(flx)

Example 5: python json open file

import json

#reading
with open(file_name, 'r') as f:
	data = json.load(f)

#writing
with open(file_name, 'w') as f:
	json.dump(data, f) #use indent to make easyer to read eg. indent = 4

Example 6: python json load file

import json

# with json load  (file)
info = open('data.json',)
res = json.load(info)
print(res)
print("Datatype after deserialization : " + str(type(res)))
#>>> {'name': 'Dave', 'City': 'NY'}
#>>> Datatype of the serialized JSON data : <class 'dict'>