Re: Encoding NaN in JSON

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Date	Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:40:30 +0200
From	Roland Koebler <r.koebler@yahoo.de>
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Hi,

> > Easiest way is probably to transform your object before you try to write
> Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. Wondered if there's a better way ...
yes, there is: subclass+extend the JSON-encoder, see pydoc json.

e.g.:
class JsonNanEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
    def default(self, obj):
	if some-check-if-obj-is-NaN:
	    return 'NaN'
	return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)

Roland

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Encoding NaN in JSON Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2013-04-16 17:21 -0700
  Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-04-16 22:38 -0700
    Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2013-04-17 07:33 -0700
      Re: Encoding NaN in JSON John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-04-17 14:47 +0000
      Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Johann Hibschman <jhibschman@gmail.com> - 2013-04-17 14:05 -0500
        Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2013-04-17 14:21 -0700
          Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Roland Koebler <r.koebler@yahoo.de> - 2013-04-18 00:40 +0200
            Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2013-04-17 18:01 -0700
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Roland Koebler <r.koebler@yahoo.de> - 2013-04-18 03:39 +0200
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-18 11:41 +1000
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-18 11:46 +1000
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Roland Koebler <r.koebler@yahoo.de> - 2013-04-18 10:11 +0200
        Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2013-04-17 17:37 -0400
      Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-04-18 08:53 -0500
        Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-19 14:54 +0000
          Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2013-04-19 20:21 +0200
            Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-19 19:42 +0000
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2013-04-20 10:00 +0200
              Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-04-22 13:53 -0500
      Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-04-18 22:04 -0700
        Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2013-04-19 11:43 +0530
          Re: Encoding NaN in JSON Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2013-04-19 12:52 -0700

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