Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'string.': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'json': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'encoder': 0.09; 'indicates': 0.09; 'prefix': 0.09; 'prefixes': 0.09; 'subject:process': 0.09; 'subject:using': 0.09; 'wrapped': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'incorrect': 0.16; 'parser.': 0.16; 'remembered': 0.16; 'repr()': 0.16; 'shortcut': 0.16; 'string:': 0.16; 'unicode.': 0.16; 'unicode?': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; "python's": 0.19; 'written': 0.21; 'seems': 0.21; '>>>': 0.22; 'example': 0.22; 'parse': 0.24; 'processor': 0.24; 'unicode': 0.24; 'sort': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'returned': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'sep': 0.31; 'text': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'objects': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'wrong': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'is.': 0.60; 'simply': 0.61; 'needing': 0.65; 'subject:this': 0.83; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=6Ah5aGLHgRDgMGB5+kX27dptLH2PF6R4QY61rXsdq7I=; b=HY26xZjd4Bb433XaqwHvTBTwhOJx+FTkNlcbKWJe/4xPxnC1E0OgspknAp1m1uRaV1 ux6FaiHXrTlziLiKd8Omh2iesBxgXw83IEZIC0tcoW5u/be6ecykgKAaDS0EdkMa9Vk8 zwtdfSmFsbvLZJwmtX/hozKYeb/g2yptaykEepxwopz+mtQHbbPv8KnTSH0FjydmNUKC 2ozBAvDnYugV5lKMN/YaisIm6mAhv1VVK7QsaW30so/NQ0Ag9Z+gITuUbbHtR54Y9zGu urTIMXKsMs0JQydyPVcz7MHMCbmHSX3KGcA33vPXm40bDx+JAfxa1eF9m6YS5CiGZh1y Jcaw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.152.3 with SMTP id uu3mr15673756veb.16.1377995524098; Sat, 31 Aug 2013 17:32:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5222881C.8060205@gmail.com> References: <52227FC4.1060208@gmail.com> <5222881C.8060205@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:32:04 +1000 Subject: Re: How do I process this using Python? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1377995530 news.xs4all.nl 15900 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:39416 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:53388 On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Anthony Papillion wrote: > On 08/31/2013 06:48 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Anthony Papillion wrote: >>> I'm writing a processor for Bitmessage messages and I am needing to >>> parse the following returned JSON string: >>> >>> {u'inboxMessages': >> >> Does the JSON string really have those u prefixes and apostrophes? >> That's not valid JSON. You may be able to use ast.literal_eval() on it >> - I was able to with the example data - but not a JSON parser. Can you >> sort out your transmission end? >> >> ChrisA > > I think I remembered what the 'u' prefix is. It indicates that the data > following is a unicode string. So could that be valid JSON data wrapped > up in unicode? No; JSON already supports Unicode. What you may have is an incorrect JSON encoder that uses Python's repr() to shortcut its work - but it's wrong JSON. But bitmessage seems to be written in Python. Can you simply access the objects it's giving you, rather than going via text strings? ChrisA