Loading local JSON file

Question

I\'m trying to load a local JSON file but it won\'t work. Here is my JavaScript code (using jQuery):

var json = $.getJSON("test.json");
var data = e         


        

Answer 1

If you have Python installed on your local machine (or you don't mind install one), here is a browser-independent workaround for local JSON file access problem that I use:

Transform the JSON file into a JavaScript by creating a function that returns the data as JavaScript object. Then you can load it with