pythonjsonutf-8utf8-decode

Python Saving JSON Files as UTF-8

I'm trying to output some UTF-8 characters to a JSON file.

When I save the file they're being written like this:

{"some_key": "Enviar invitaci\u00f3n privada"}

The above is valid and works. When I load the file and print 'some_key' it displays "Enviar invitación privada" in the terminal.

Is there anyway to write the JSON file with "some_key" as the encoded version, like this?

{"some_key": "Enviar invitación privada"}

Solution

  • Set ensure_ascii to False:

    >>> print json.dumps(x, ensure_ascii=False)
{"some_key": "Enviar invitación privada"}