How to extract all but the list in a dict

Question

I can't seem to be able to figure out how to extra all but the list inside this json object. The error I keep getting is ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2).

data = { k:v for (k, v) in organization_types_json if k != organization_types_json['organization_type_names']}

Json:

{
    "is_active": 0,
    "is_delete": 1,
    "organization_type_names": [{
        "lang": "EN",
        "name": "Fire"
    }, {
        "lang": "FR",
        "name": "Feu"
    }]
}

Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5466618/too-many-values-to-unpack-iterating-over-a-dict-key-string-value-list — Wombatz, Mar 24 '16 at 16:27
I think the error is saying `{ "lang": "FR", "name": "Feu" }` doesn't have a key — OneCricketeer, Mar 24 '16 at 16:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '16 at 16:28

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You need to add .items() like so:

data = { k:v for (k, v) in organization_types_json.items() if k != 'organization_type_names'}

Or extract all and remove that item.

d = dict(organization_types_json)
del d['organization_type_names']

answered Mar 24 '16 at 16:28

Bharel

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which method do you recommend? My use case is I am receiving a json string that contains data for 3 tables. The nested part represent a child table. – Joshua Dalley Mar 24 '16 at 16:32
@Joshua Well, either method will work. I believe deleting it afterwards is nicer and more efficient computation-wise. The other method is more efficient memory wise but doesn't look as good I believe. – Bharel Mar 24 '16 at 16:35

How to extract all but the list in a dict

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