(CkPython) POST JSON to REST API with non-us-ascii Chars Escaped

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.1.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

success = False

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Connect using TLS.
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("chilkatsoft.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

# Load JSON containing the following Korean text.

#  {
#    "BillAddr": {
#       "Id": "239615",
#       "Line1": "류리하",
#       "Line2": "류리하류리하",
#       "City": "류리하류리하",
#       "Country": "US",
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "AK",
#       "PostalCode": "류리하"
#     }
# }

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.put_EmitCompact(False)
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/korean.json")
if (success == False):
    print(json.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8")

sb = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sb)
sb.Encode("unicodeescape","utf-8")

print(sb.getAsString())

# The StringBuilder contains this:

# {
#   "BillAddr": {
#     "Id": "239615",
#     "Line1": "\ub958\ub9ac\ud558",
#     "Line2": "\ub958\ub9ac\ud558\ub958\ub9ac\ud558",
#     "City": "\ub958\ub9ac\ud558\ub958\ub9ac\ud558",
#     "Country": "US",
#     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "AK",
#     "PostalCode": "\ub958\ub9ac\ud558"
#   }
# }

sbResp = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/echo_request_body.asp",sb,sbResp)
if (success == False):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Show the response. 
print("Json Response: " + sbResp.getAsString())