List into json format using Python

Question

I have a list like below...

lst = ['dosa','idly','sambar']

i need to convert the above data to below format by using Python.

[{'menuitem': 'idly'},
 {'menuitem': 'dosa'},
 {'menuitem': 'sambar'},
]

Thanks.

falsetru · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25 05:59:43Z

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Using list comprehension, make a list of dictionaries:

>>> lst = ['dosa','idly','sambar']
>>> [{'menuitem': x} for x in lst]
[{'menuitem': 'dosa'}, {'menuitem': 'idly'}, {'menuitem': 'sambar'}]

Then, convert it to json using json.dumps:

>>> import json
>>> json.dumps([{'menuitem': x} for x in lst])
'[{"menuitem": "dosa"}, {"menuitem": "idly"}, {"menuitem": "sambar"}]'

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 5:59

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2 Comments

Thanks for explanation. Although I expect pro don't just solve the questions

Its Working Good.Thanks.

vks · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25 06:03:21Z

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lst = ['dosa','idly','sambar']
x="menuitem"
print map(lambda i:{x:i},lst)

Output: [{'menuitem': 'dosa'}, {'menuitem': 'idly'}, {'menuitem': 'sambar'}]

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 6:03

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