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id: mjia
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title: Working with JSON in Python
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tags: [python, JSON]
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created: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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---
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# Working with JSON in Python
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## `json.loads()`
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Convert a string containing JSON data into the native Python dictionary object.
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Equivalent to `JSON.parse()` in JavaScript.
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Will error if the input string is not properly formatted JSON. This will be
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`json.JSONDecodeError`, a subclass of the `ValueError`
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[exception](./Error_handling_in_Python.md)
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## `json.parse()`
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Take a JSON-formatted dictionary and convert it into a string. The reverse of
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`json.loads()` and equivalent to `JSON.stringify()` in JavaScript.
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## JSON errors
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The `.loads()` and `.parse()` methods will throw an error if the input string is
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## Related notes
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