Javascript JSON formatting equivalent in Python

Question

I need to format something in this exact JSON format:

JSON.stringify(data,null,'\t');

How would I do this in python?

Blender · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-11 22:00:07Z

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For Python 3:

import json

json.dumps(data, indent='\t')

If you're using Python 2 or need to support both versions, use the simplejson module:

import simplejson as json

The builtin json module in Python 2 indents only with spaces.

answered Jan 11, 2014 at 21:54

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3 Comments

"TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'str'"

@GabiPurcaru: You're using Python 2. import simplejson as json instead.

You can still indent, just not with \t tabs. indent=4 will use 4 spaces instead of a tab.