How to install SimpleJson Package for Python

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http://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplejson

I am just diving into the Python world and want to make a simple twitter application which requires the installation of simplejson but not sure how I can set it up and get it working..

I am on a Windows System

score 44 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '09 at 23:54

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I would recommend EasyInstall, a package management application for Python.

Once you've installed EasyInstall, you should be able to go to a command window and type:

easy_install simplejson

This may require putting easy_install.exe on your PATH first, I don't remember if the EasyInstall setup does this for you (something like C:\Python25\Scripts).

answered Apr 04 '09 at 23:54

Ryan Duffield

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http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#downloads only seems to work with python 2.5? I have 2.6 installed...workarounds? – TimLeung Apr 04 '09 at 23:58
It looks like it's included in Python 2.6. But, many of us still have to use Python 2.5. :-) – Ryan Duffield Apr 05 '09 at 01:22

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited May 14 '13 at 09:09

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Really simple way is:

pip install simplejson

edited May 14 '13 at 09:09

alecxe

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answered May 14 '13 at 08:39

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`sudo apt-get install python-pip` on Ubuntu if you don't already have it – mpen Apr 24 '14 at 17:03

score 16 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 05 '09 at 00:12

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If you have Python 2.6 installed then you already have simplejson - just import json; it's the same thing.

answered Apr 05 '09 at 00:12

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I followed the easy_install simplejson instructions but still had no luck. (Am also trying to install a python twitter client.) So I opened the .py file that was referencing simplejson, changed it to json, and then that worked. :-) – RogerV May 30 '11 at 06:09

score 7 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 27 '13 at 15:12

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You can import json as simplejson like this:

import json as simplejson

and keep backward compatibility.

edited Mar 27 '13 at 15:12

answered Oct 12 '12 at 19:12

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Assuming the above comment is coming from the 'Late Answers' or 'First Posts' review queue, not realizing this is an answer, not a question... – femtoRgon Oct 12 '12 at 19:24

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 09 '10 at 08:16

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Download the source code, unzip it to and directory, and execute python setup.py install.

answered Sep 09 '10 at 08:16

SearchDream

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For Linux, download [simplejson-3.XX.X.tar.gz](https://pypi.org/project/simplejson/#files), `tar -xvzf simplejson-3.XX.X.tar.gz`. – xinthose Jul 15 '19 at 18:15

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