I\'m trying to write a function to convert a python list into a JSON array of {\"mpn\":\"list_value\"} objects, where \"mpn\" is the literal string value I need for every object
As explained by others (in answers) you should create a new dictionary for each item on the list elsewhere you reference always the same dictionary
import json
part_nums = ['ECA-1EHG102','CL05B103KB5NNNC','CC0402KRX5R8BB104']
def json_list(list):
lst = []
for pn in list:
d = {}
d['mpn']=pn
lst.append(d)
return json.dumps(lst)
print json_list(part_nums)
[{"mpn": "ECA-1EHG102"}, {"mpn": "CL05B103KB5NNNC"}, {"mpn": "CC0402KRX5R8BB104"}]