[python] python JSON object must be str, bytes or bytearray, not 'dict

json.dumps() is used to decode JSON data

import json

# initialize different data
str_data = 'normal string'
int_data = 1
float_data = 1.50
list_data = [str_data, int_data, float_data]
nested_list = [int_data, float_data, list_data]
dictionary = {
    'int': int_data,
    'str': str_data,
    'float': float_data,
    'list': list_data,
    'nested list': nested_list
}

# convert them to JSON data and then print it
print('String :', json.dumps(str_data))
print('Integer :', json.dumps(int_data))
print('Float :', json.dumps(float_data))
print('List :', json.dumps(list_data))
print('Nested List :', json.dumps(nested_list, indent=4))
print('Dictionary :', json.dumps(dictionary, indent=4))  # the json data will be indented

output:

String : "normal string"
Integer : 1
Float : 1.5
List : ["normal string", 1, 1.5]
Nested List : [
    1,
    1.5,
    [
        "normal string",
        1,
        1.5
    ]
]
Dictionary : {
    "int": 1,
    "str": "normal string",
    "float": 1.5,
    "list": [
        "normal string",
        1,
        1.5
    ],
    "nested list": [
        1,
        1.5,
        [
            "normal string",
            1,
            1.5
        ]
    ]
}

• Python Object to JSON Data Conversion

|                 Python                 |  JSON  |
|:--------------------------------------:|:------:|
|                  dict                  | object |
|               list, tuple              |  array |
|                   str                  | string |
| int, float, int- & float-derived Enums | number |
|                  True                  |  true  |
|                  False                 |  false |
|                  None                  |  null  |

json.loads() is used to convert JSON data into Python data.

import json

# initialize different JSON data
arrayJson = '[1, 1.5, ["normal string", 1, 1.5]]'
objectJson = '{"a":1, "b":1.5 , "c":["normal string", 1, 1.5]}'

# convert them to Python Data
list_data = json.loads(arrayJson)
dictionary = json.loads(objectJson)

print('arrayJson to list_data :\n', list_data)
print('\nAccessing the list data :')
print('list_data[2:] =', list_data[2:])
print('list_data[:1] =', list_data[:1])

print('\nobjectJson to dictionary :\n', dictionary)
print('\nAccessing the dictionary :')
print('dictionary[\'a\'] =', dictionary['a'])
print('dictionary[\'c\'] =', dictionary['c'])

output:

arrayJson to list_data :
 [1, 1.5, ['normal string', 1, 1.5]]

Accessing the list data :
list_data[2:] = [['normal string', 1, 1.5]]
list_data[:1] = [1]

objectJson to dictionary :
 {'a': 1, 'b': 1.5, 'c': ['normal string', 1, 1.5]}

Accessing the dictionary :
dictionary['a'] = 1
dictionary['c'] = ['normal string', 1, 1.5]

• JSON Data to Python Object Conversion

|      JSON     | Python |
|:-------------:|:------:|
|     object    |  dict  |
|     array     |  list  |
|     string    |   str  |
|  number (int) |   int  |
| number (real) |  float |
|      true     |  True  |
|     false     |  False |