Question

I want to have a JSON object with the value of an attribute as a string with the character '. For example:

{ 'Dimensions' : ' 12.0' x 9.6' ' } 

Obviously this is not possible. How do I do this? With Python.

Answer 1

Isaac is correct.

As for how to do it in python, you need to provide a more detailed explanation of how you are building your JSON object. For example, let’s say you’re using no external libraries and are doing it manually (ridiculous, I know), you would do this:

>>> string = '{ \'Dimensions\' : \' 12.0\\\' x 9.6\\\' \' }' >>> print string { 'Dimensions' : ' 12.0\' x 9.6\' ' } 

Obviously this is kind of silly. If you are using the standard python json module, try this:

from json import JSONEncoder encoder = JSONEncoder() string = encoder.encode({ 'Dimensions':' 12.0\' x 9.6\' ' })  >>> print string {'Dimensions': ' 12.0\' x 9.6\' '} 

which is the desired result.