loads and dumps in JSON

From the JSON cheat sheet · Python · verified Aug 2026

Convert between JSON text and Python values.

python

import json

data = json.loads('{"name":"Ana"}')
text = json.dumps(data)

📌 loads reads text and dumps produces text

💡 ensure_ascii=False preserves readable Unicode

🔍 parse_float can preserve decimal precision

⚠️ default handlers must return serializable values

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