json tree in python

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When I load a json tree in python

tree = json.loads('["SBARQ", ["WHADJP", ["ADV", "How"], ["ADJ", "far"]], ["SBARQ", ["SQ",["VERB", "is"], ["NP", ["NOUN", "Yaroslavl"], ["PP", ["ADP", "from"], ["NP+NOUN", "Moscow"]]]], [".", "?"]]]')

It seems stores tree as something that looks like a nested list

>>> print tree
[u'SBARQ', [u'WHADJP', [u'ADV', u'How'], [u'ADJ', u'far']], [u'SBARQ', [u'SQ', [u'VERB', u'is'], [u'NP', [u'NOUN', u'Yaroslavl'], [u'PP', [u'ADP', u'from'], [u'NP+NOUN', u'Moscow']]]], [u'.', u'?']]]

What does the u mean? How is this tree stored? How should I traverse/search the tree? I'm new to json trees and there doesnt seem to be many good tutorials for beginners for json trees. Can someone can explain the basics of what is going on or link me to a good tutorial?

user25148 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-14 18:22:00Z

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The u'foo' thing is a Unicode string: a string whose elements are Unicode characters instead of bytes. Don't worry about it.

The return value of json.loads() is a normal Python object, in your case a list. Some of the elements in that list are also lists. You use the list the same way you use all Python lists. See tutorial and more tutorial.

answered Apr 14, 2013 at 18:22

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