python format json object code example

Example 1: json load

import json

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

Example 2: python to json

# a Python object (dict):
x = {
  "name": "John",
  "age": 30,
  "city": "New York"
}

# convert into JSON:
y = json.dumps(x)

Example 3: python format json file

python3 -m json.tool unformatted.json > formatted.json