python read file as json 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: save json to file

import json

data = {}

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

Example 3: 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 4: write json pythonb

>>> jstr = json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)
>>> print(jstr)
{
    "item": "Beer",
    "cost": "£4.00"
}

Example 5: python read json file

import json
varRaw ='''
{
    "from":{
        "max" : "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx",
        "ip" : "192.168.0.20"
    },
    "data":{
        "id":"value",
        "id": "value",
        "id": "value"
    }
}
'''
#string to json
varJson = json.loads(varRaw)
#get values from json

print(varJson['from'])
#output wil be: {'max': 'xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx', 'ip': '192.168.0.20'}
print(varJson['from']['ip'])
#output wil be: 192.168.0.20

Example 6: write json pythonb

>>> import json
>>> data = {'people':[{'name': 'Scott', 'website': 'stackabuse.com', 'from': 'Nebraska'}]}
>>> json.dumps(data, indent=4)
{
    "people": [
        {
            "website": "stackabuse.com", 
            "from": "Nebraska", 
            "name": "Scott"
        }
    ]
}