Python 3 Get and parse JSON API

Question

How would I parse a json api response with python? I currently have this:

import urllib.request
import json

url = \'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topsto         


        

Answer 1

you can use standard library python3:

import urllib.request
import json
url = 'http://www.reddit.com/r/all/top/.json'
req = urllib.request.Request(url)

##parsing response
r = urllib.request.urlopen(req).read()
cont = json.loads(r.decode('utf-8'))
counter = 0

##parcing json
for item in cont['data']['children']:
    counter += 1
    print("Title:", item['data']['title'], "\nComments:", item['data']['num_comments'])
    print("----")

##print formated
#print (json.dumps(cont, indent=4, sort_keys=True))
print("Number of titles: ", counter)

output will be like this one:

...
Title: Maybe we shouldn't let grandma decide things anymore.  
Comments: 2018
---- 
Title: Carrie Fisher and Her Stunt Double Sunbathing on the Set of Return of The Jedi, 1982  
Comments: 880
---- 
Title: fidget spinner  
Comments: 1537
---- 
Number of titles:  25