Pretty Printing JSON with Python
Jul 5, 2018 · 78 words · 1 minute read
Python can be used to pretty-print JSON files locally, by invoking the json.tool
module. It can turn “ugly” JSON:
➜ roles cat web.json
{"name": "web","description": "Web server role.","json_class": "Chef::Role","default_attributes": {"chef_client": {"interval": 300,"splay": 60}},"override_attributes": {},"chef_type": "role","run_list": ["recipe[chef-client::default]","recipe[chef-client::delete_validation]","recipe[learn_chef_apache2::default]"],"env_run_lists": {}}
into pretty-printed JSON:
➜ roles python -m json.tool web.json
{
"name": "web",
"description": "Web server role.",
"json_class": "Chef::Role",
"default_attributes": {
"chef_client": {
"interval": 300,
"splay": 60
}
},
"override_attributes": {},
"chef_type": "role",
"run_list": [
"recipe[chef-client::default]",
"recipe[chef-client::delete_validation]",
"recipe[learn_chef_apache2::default]"
],
"env_run_lists": {}
}