Formatting JSON
In the above example, you must have seen that when you convert the Python object to JSON it does not get formatted and output comes in a straight line. We can format the JSON by passing the indent parameter to the dumps() method.
Example: Formatting JSON
Python3
# Import required librariesimport json# Initialize JSON datajson_data = '[ {"studentid": 1, "name": "Nikhil", "subjects": ["Python", "Data Structures"]},\{"studentid": 2, "name": "Nisha", "subjects": ["Java", "C++", "R Lang"]} ]'# Create Python object from JSON string # datadata = json.loads(json_data)# Pretty Print JSONjson_formatted_str = json.dumps(data, indent=4)print(json_formatted_str) |
Output
[
{
"studentid": 1,
"name": "Nikhil",
"subjects": [
"Python",
"Data Structures"
]
},
{
"studentid": 2,
"name": "Nisha",
"subjects": [
"Java",
"C++",
"R Lang"
]
}
]
Note: For more information, refer to Pretty Print JSON in Python
JSON with Python
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a file that is mainly used to store and transfer data mostly between a server and a web application. It is popularly used for representing structured data. In this article, we will discuss how to handle JSON data using Python. Python provides a module called json which comes with Python’s standard built-in utility.
Note: In Python, JSON data is usually represented as a string.
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