How to use json file that placed in the python project?

Question

I have project in Pycharm, and I want to use json file that placed in this project.

How can I call it?

I use this one:

import json

file = open('~/PycharmProjects/Test/JSON_new.json')
x = json.load(file)

And received the following error:

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '~/PycharmProjects/Test/JSON_new.json'

But path is correct

EDIT: I understood what is the problem. Instead of json file txt was created (but I selected json). It creates txt files, maybe, someone knows hot to solve it? I can create only .py files directly. Other files no.

Is it correct if I create scratch json file and placed it in Scratches?

By its path ? What do you want to do with ? This is not a question of doing it "in pycharm" but rather : how to open a file on my filesystem — azro, May 28 '20 at 08:39
Does this answer your question? [Reading JSON from a file?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20199126/reading-json-from-a-file) — azro, May 28 '20 at 08:39
I tried also with absolute path, with same result. The problem that it creates txt files instead of json. I don't understand why. — Vas23Vewe, May 29 '20 at 09:23
This can't. You can't eask to read a JSON and it creates a txt file^^ you may run the wrong or something else — azro, May 29 '20 at 09:25
I perform: double-click on project title --> new File --> file name --> select JSON in file type list. And instead of json usual txt was created. No '.json' extension near file name. — Vas23Vewe, May 31 '20 at 09:00

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 28 '20 at 09:04

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You may like to use following path(In linux):

file = open('/home/<user>/PycharmProjects/Test/JSON_new.json')

Replace user with your username. You need to know the correct path to the file, for which you can user PWD command in terminal.

answered May 28 '20 at 09:04

Abin Lakhanpal

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It is the same, I tried. The path is correct I took it from bash. – Vas23Vewe May 28 '20 at 09:09
"~/" sign shall be replaced with "/home//" Have you tried it ? – Abin Lakhanpal May 28 '20 at 09:22
Yes, with the same result. – Vas23Vewe May 28 '20 at 09:33
Can you please try this code and see if you are getting output in the terminal: file = open('/home//PycharmProjects/Test/JSON_new.json') print(file.read()) If no, then you are passing wrong path in open method – Abin Lakhanpal May 28 '20 at 11:36
Edited description. – Vas23Vewe May 29 '20 at 09:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 28 '20 at 08:42

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You can use json module for this. You can open the file in a seperate object and pass it to json.load if you have a JSON string use json.loads.

import json

file = open('/path/to/json/file.json')

file_opened = json.load(file)

answered May 28 '20 at 08:42

Sahil

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Edited the question, tried this solution, not succeed. – Vas23Vewe May 28 '20 at 09:10
Is your python file in the same directory as the JSON file you're trying to open? if so, just use `file = open('filename.json')` – Sahil May 28 '20 at 09:43
whats the output of `cat ~/PycharmProjects/Test/JSON_new.json` – Sahil May 28 '20 at 09:59
I use MacOS. Edited description. – Vas23Vewe May 29 '20 at 09:19
I found that you have figured the solution out, if my answered help can you mark it as correct ? – Sahil May 29 '20 at 09:24

How to use json file that placed in the python project?

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