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jsonref_resolve_internal_json_reference_in_python_dict.py

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Resolves JSON Reference ($ref) objects within a Python dictionary or JSON string

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jsonref_resolve_internal_json_reference_in_python_dict.py
1import jsonref
2
3# Sample data with a internal reference
4data = {
5    "real_name": "John Doe",
6    "user": {"$ref": "#/real_name"}
7}
8
9# jsonref.replace_refs will return a proxy object that behaves like the 
10# original data but resolves references automatically.
11resolved = jsonref.replace_refs(data)
12
13print(resolved["user"])  # Output: John Doe
14print(type(resolved["user"]))  # Output: <class 'jsonref.JsonRef'>