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python_json_encode_decode_quickstart_dumps_loads.py

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Demonstrates how to encode a Python object into a JSON string and dec

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python_json_encode_decode_quickstart_dumps_loads.py
1import json
2
3# Basic usage: encoding a Python object to a JSON string
4data = {
5    "name": "ACME",
6    "shares": 100,
7    "price": 542.23
8}
9
10json_string = json.dumps(data)
11print(json_string)
12
13# Basic usage: decoding a JSON string back to a Python object
14decoded_data = json.loads(json_string)
15print(decoded_data)