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Chilkat2-Python

Pretty Print JSON (Formatter, Beautifier)

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Demonstrates how to emit JSON in a pretty, human-readable format with indenting of nested arrays and objects.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()

jsonStr = "{\"name\": \"donut\",\"image\":{\"fname\": \"donut.jpg\",\"w\": 200,\"h\": 200},\"thumbnail\":{\"fname\": \"donutThumb.jpg\",\"w\": 32,\"h\": 32}}"

success = json.Load(jsonStr)
if (success != True):
    print(json.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# To pretty-print, set the EmitCompact property equal to False
json.EmitCompact = False

# If bare-LF line endings are desired, turn off EmitCrLf
# Otherwise CRLF line endings are emitted.
json.EmitCrLf = False

# Emit the formatted JSON:
print(json.Emit())