json.loads
Convert a JSON string to a Python object.
Python 3.13
json.loads(s)Parameters
- sstr | bytes
- A string containing JSON.
Return value
A Python object: a dict, list, string, number, bool or None.
Examples
JSON string to a dictionary
Python 3.13
import json
data = json.loads('{"name": "Anna", "langs": ["Python", "SQL"]}')
print(data['langs'][0])Python
JSON types to Python types
Python 3.13
import json
print(json.loads('[1, 2.5, true, null]'))[1, 2.5, True, None]
Details
Raises json.JSONDecodeError if the string is not valid JSON. JSON strings use only double quotes, so "{'a': 1}" cannot be parsed.