json dump will write the json as string in the file. How can I get a json file that is not in the form of string, but just dictionary-like? Is it possible?
Yes. The JSON format has a lot of dead-space between elements and is space-insensitive in those regions, so there's no reason why you can't have single or multi-line comments there. Many parsers and minifiers support JSON comments as well, so just make sure your parser supports them.
355 A JSON string must be double-quoted, according to the specs, so you don't need to escape '. If you have to use special character in your JSON string, you can escape it using \ character. See this list of special character used in JSON :
I have a DTO class which I Serialize Json.Serialize(MyClass) How can I exclude a public property of it? (It has to be public, as I use it in my code somewhere else)
My Python program receives JSON data, and I need to get bits of information out of it. How can I parse the data and use the result? I think I need to use json.loads for this task, but I can't under...
What is the preferred method for returning null values in JSON? Is there a different preference for primitives? For example, if my object on the server has an Integer called "myCount" wit...
Tip: Newtonsoft.Json is more flexible for complex/nested JSON. If you expect deeply nested or dynamic data, consider Dictionary<string, object> (with Newtonsoft) or Dictionary<string, JsonElement> (with System.Text.Json). ⸻ Summary: • Use JsonConvert.DeserializeObject for max compatibility.
If you are reading the data from the Internet instead, the same techniques can generally be used with the response you get from your HTTP API (it will be a file-like object); however, it is heavily recommended to use the third-party Requests library instead, which includes built-in support for JSON requests.
How can I display JSON in an easy-to-read (for human readers) format? I'm looking primarily for indentation and whitespace, with perhaps even colors / font-styles / etc.
Of course, the correct MIME media type for JSON is application/json, but it's necessary to realize what type of data is expected in your application. For example, I use Java Ext GWT and the server response must go as text/html but contains JSON data.
