["python","json","formatting","pretty-print"]
How to prettyprint a JSON file?

How do I pretty-print a JSON file in Python?
Use the indent= parameter of json.dump() or json.dumps() to specify how many spaces to indent by: >>> import json >>> your_json = '["foo", {"bar": ["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]' >>> parsed = json.loads(your_json) >>> print(json.dumps(parsed, indent=4)) [ "foo", { "bar": [ "baz", null, 1.0, 2 ] } ] To parse a file, use json.load(): with open('filename.txt', 'r') as handle: parsed = json.load(handle)