["python","json","python-2.7"]
What is the difference between json.load() and json.loads() functions

In Python, what is the difference between json.load() and json.loads()? I guess that the load() function must be used with a file object (I need thus to use a context manager) while the loads() function take the path to the file as a string. It is a bit confusing. Does the letter "s" in json.loads() stand for string?
Yes, s stands for string. The json.loads function does not take the file path, but the file contents as a string. Look at the documentation. Simple example: with open("file.json") as f: data = json.load(f) # ok data = json.loads(f) # not ok, f is not a string but a file text = '{"a": 1, "b": 2}' # a string with json encoded data data = json.loads(text)