How to pass single quotes to json string in python?

Question

How do we convert this below json string into sinle quote in python. Below is my requirement scenario

test.py

import json

import sys

ss = {"fruite":"aapple", "code":"1xyz"}

Tried below commented different ways

#frmt = ("'{}'".format(ss))    ---->Everything is converted to single quotes, 
 
#ss2 = ("'"+ss+"'") not working

jsonld = json.loads(ss)

when i try this json loads its getting json decode error

If i give manually

ss = '{"fruite":"aapple", "code":"1xyz"}'

working json.loads , its didn't get any issue.

Expecting:

Here how do i pass single quotes to my above json string without changing inside double quotes.

Can you please suggest this

I don't understand the problem. `{"fruite":"aapple", "code":"1xyz"}` is a python literal that is converted to a dictionary and assigned to `ss` when the program is executed. Its not JSON at all, its already python, so `json.load` which converts strings to python won't work. If you wanted to create a json string you could `json.dumps(ss)` but I don't see any reason for `json.load` to be in the code. What is your goal? To make a python `dict`? You already did that. — tdelaney, Jul 28 '20 at 05:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 28 '20 at 05:47

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The json module provides functions to build a json string from a Python object:

ss = {"fruite":"aapple", "code":"1xyz"}
js = json.dumps(ss)
print(js)

Correctly prints:

{"fruite":"aapple", "code":"1xyz"}

But js is now a string and not a dictionary so you can load it:

jsonld = json.loads(js)
print(jsonld == ss)

prints

True

answered Jul 28 '20 at 05:47

Serge Ballesta

Thanks @Serge Ballesta, It works. I am able to load the js string without converting into single quotes. – Nathon Jul 28 '20 at 06:04
@Nathon: never try to convert *by hand* where the conversion exists in a standard module. Their code has been extensively tested and is robust to corner cases, while yours may not. – Serge Ballesta Jul 28 '20 at 06:11

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