Creating a JSON response using Django and Python

Question

I\'m trying to convert a server side Ajax response script into a Django HttpResponse, but apparently it\'s not working.

This is the server-side script:

Answer 1

You'll want to use the django serializer to help with unicode stuff:

from django.core import serializers

json_serializer = serializers.get_serializer("json")()
    response =  json_serializer.serialize(list, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2, use_natural_keys=True)
    return HttpResponse(response, mimetype="application/json")