JSON.py

#JSON experimenting:
import json

# Make a list of fast food chains.
best_food_chains = ["Taco Bell", "Shake Shack", "Chipotle"]

# This is a list.
print(type(best_food_chains))

# Use json.dumps to convert best_food_chains to a string.
best_food_chains_string = json.dumps(best_food_chains)
# We've successfully converted our list to a string.
print(type(best_food_chains_string))
# Convert best_food_chains_string back into a list
print(type(json.loads(best_food_chains_string)))
# Make a dictionary
fast_food_franchise = {
"Subway": 24722,
"McDonalds": 14098,
"Starbucks": 10821,
"Pizza Hut": 7600
}
# We can also dump a dictionary to a string and load it.
fast_food_franchise_string = json.dumps(fast_food_franchise)
print(type(fast_food_franchise_string))