Working with JSON in Python Explained Simply

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a common format for storing and exchanging data. Python's json module makes it easy to work with JSON. What is JSON? JSON looks similar to Python dictionaries and lists. Example JSON data: { "name" : "Alex" , "age" : 25 , "hobbies" : [ "reading" , "coding" , "hiking" ], "is_student" : false } Importing the json module Always import json first: import json Converting Python to JSON (serializing) Use json.dumps() for a string or json.dump() for a file. To strin