JSON

Question 1

What is JSON?

Answer 1

JSON stands for Javascript Object Notation. It’s actually independent of Javascript. It is a standardized format that is commonly used to transfer data.

Question 2

True or False. JSON is similar to Python dictionaries.

Answer 2

True. However, JSON does not require indentation the way that Python dictionaries do.

Question 3

What does serialization mean? Provide an example

Answer 3

encoding data into JSON format. An example would be converting a Python list into JSON

Question 4

What does deserialization mean? Provide an example

Answer 4

decoding data into JSON format. An example would be converting JSON into a Python list

Question 5

What are the two major functions to serialize data? What are their differences?

Answer 5

dump() and dumps(). dump() is used to write data to a file like object (in a with block). dumps() serializes data into a string.

Question 6

What are the two major functions to deserialize data? What are their differences?

Answer 6

load() and loads(). load() is used to read data from a file like object. loads() deserializes json data into a string.