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

Its very convenient with Django version 1.7 or higher as you have the JsonResponse class, which is a subclass of HttpResponse.

from django.http import JsonResponse
    def profile(request):
        data = {
            'name': 'Raghav',
            'location': 'India',
            'is_active': False,
            'count': 28
        }
        return JsonResponse(data)

For older versions of Django, you must use an HttpResponse object.

import json
from django.http import HttpResponse

def profile(request):
    data = {
        'name': 'Raghav',
        'location': 'India',
        'is_active': False,
        'count': 28
    }
    dump = json.dumps(data)
    return HttpResponse(dump, content_type='application/json')