Video 11: JSON Files (page 1 of 4)

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a structured file format used to transport data. This file format has many applications such as within NoSQL document databases and to transmit data between servers and webpages. JSON files are text-based and human-readable, which means that they are editable in standard text editors. JSON files may be easily read into Python. Once in Python, we interact with them just as we would interact with a dictionary object (key-value pairs). Notice the curly braces {} in this sample JSON file.