Unable to import JSON file into a Python file

Question

I am working on a dictionary project. So, I downloaded a JSON file and placed it on my desktop. I tried to import it into my Python file but it says the file is not found.

FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'data.json'

Here's my code:

import json

data = json.loads(open('data.json'))
print(data)

For code to work, your python code should also be on Desktop folder. Please check if it is so. — gautamits
– gautamits, Commented Apr 25, 2020 at 6:00
adding to @gautamits the open('data.json') accepts complete path of the json file so you may also provide absolute path of json file regardles of where your code is located. — Pavan Kumar T S
– Pavan Kumar T S, Commented Apr 25, 2020 at 6:04

Shubham Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-25 06:06:59Z

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You can use os.path.expanduser to get the home directory of the current user and then using os.path.join you can obtain the full path to data.json located in Desktop directory.

Use:

import os
import json

filepath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Desktop", "data.json") 
with open(filepath) as file:
    data = json.load(file)
    print(data)

answered Apr 25, 2020 at 6:06

Shubham Sharma

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2 Comments

Shubham Sharma Over a year ago

@HenryWoody Not required. I've used json.load instead of json.loads.

Henry Over a year ago

Ah, you're right. (For future reference, I'd left a comment saying that file.read() was possibly required)

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