5.2.3. JSON — JSON parsing and generation

The JSON module contains functions allowing the developer to easily parse, generate & manipulate data represented as JSON-formatted strings.

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This module defines the following functions:

JSON.ObjectFromString(string)

Returns a Python object created by parsing the given string.

Parameter:string (str) – The JSON-formatted string to parse Returns:An object created from the given JSON representation Return type:object

JSON.ObjectFromURL(url, values=None, headers={}, cacheTime=None)

Returns a Python object created by parsing the response of a given HTTP request.

Parameters:

• url (str) – The URL to request JSON-formatted data from from
• values (dict) – The values to use if making a POST request
• headers (dict) – Additional headers to include in the request
• cacheTime (int) – The maximum number of seconds the response should be cached for

JSON.StringFromObject(obj)

Returns a JSON-formatted string representing a given Python object.

Parameter:obj (object) – The Python object to generate a representation of Returns:A JSON-formatted string representation of the object Return type:str