Reading JSON Files

Overview
Reading JSON Files in Python

Overview

This page goes over how to read in JSON files into Python.

Reading JSON Files in Python

JSON files are read in as dictionaries in Python. The following is an example of how they are read in:

import json

# This is where you describe the file path to your JSON file.
JSON_FILE_PATH = "your file path here"

# Open the file and load it in as a dictionary.
# NOTE: It is best to use `with` here as it automatically closes the file once
#       you go out of the indentation block.
with open(JSON_FILE_PATH, 'r') as f:
  j_d = json.load(f)