python how to save dictionary as file code example

Example 1: python write a dictionary to file

dictionary = {'someKey' : 'someValue'}
file_path = 'somePathToFile/someFileName.py'
with open(file_path, 'w') as output_file:
    print(dictionary, file=output_file)

Example 2: save and load a dictionary python

import pickle
dictionary_data = {"a": 1, "b": 2}
a_file = open("data.pkl", "wb")
pickle.dump(dictionary_data, a_file)
a_file.close()
a_file = open("data.pkl", "rb")
output = pickle.load(a_file)
print(output)
a_file.close()