Convert json query to insert a variable and re-convert it to json query

I am kinda frustrated. I copied the following Metabase query string from the network tab in the browser:

query = "{\"database\":17,\"query\":{\"source-table\":963,\"filter\":[\"and\",[\"=\",[\"field\",17580,null],\"XXXXXX_XXXXXX\"],[\"=\",[\"field\",17599,null],\"**chl-43d813dd-05a7-45b8-a5b0-8eb960289aa5**\"]],\"fields\":[[\"field\",17579,null],[\"field\",17569,null],[\"field\",17572,null],[\"field\",17586,null],[\"field\",17592,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17611,null],[\"field\",17582,null],[\"field\",17597,null],[\"field\",17603,null],[\"field\",17607,null],[\"field\",17576,null],[\"field\",17588,null],[\"field\",17596,null],[\"field\",17608,null],[\"field\",17587,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17578,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17602,null],[\"field\",17606,null],[\"field\",17605,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17601,null],[\"field\",17590,null],[\"field\",17580,null],[\"field\",17598,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17577,null],[\"field\",164910,null],[\"field\",46951,null],[\"field\",46952,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}]]},\"type\":\"query\",\"middleware\":{\"js-int-to-string?\":true,\"add-default-userland-constraints?\":true}}"

As the next step I wanted to convert it to a String to replace the bold reference with a variable. The String looks like this:

query = '{"database\":17,\"query\":{\"source-table\":963,\"filter\":[\"and\",[\"=\",[\"field\",17580,null],\"XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX\"],[\"=\",[\"field\",17599,null],\"'+channelRef+'\"]],\"fields\":[[\"field\",17579,null],[\"field\",17569,null],[\"field\",17572,null],[\"field\",17586,null],[\"field\",17592,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17611,null],[\"field\",17582,null],[\"field\",17597,null],[\"field\",17603,null],[\"field\",17607,null],[\"field\",17576,null],[\"field\",17588,null],[\"field\",17596,null],[\"field\",17608,null],[\"field\",17587,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17578,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17602,null],[\"field\",17606,null],[\"field\",17605,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17601,null],[\"field\",17590,null],[\"field\",17580,null],[\"field\",17598,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17577,null],[\"field\",164910,null],[\"field\",46951,null],[\"field\",46952,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}]]},\"type\":\"query\",\"middleware\":{\"js-int-to-string?\":true,\"add-default-userland-constraints?\":true}}'

With

 q = json.dumps(query)

the result looks exactly as I want to:

q = "{\"database\":17,\"query\":{\"source-table\":963,\"filter\":[\"and\",[\"=\",[\"field\",17580,null],\"XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX\"],[\"=\",[\"field\",17599,null],\"**chl-caabef81-f081-4532-9b6e-ac20b3d4c6cf**\"]],\"fields\":[[\"field\",17579,null],[\"field\",17569,null],[\"field\",17572,null],[\"field\",17586,null],[\"field\",17592,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17611,null],[\"field\",17582,null],[\"field\",17597,null],[\"field\",17603,null],[\"field\",17607,null],[\"field\",17576,null],[\"field\",17588,null],[\"field\",17596,null],[\"field\",17608,null],[\"field\",17587,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17578,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17602,null],[\"field\",17606,null],[\"field\",17605,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17601,null],[\"field\",17590,null],[\"field\",17580,null],[\"field\",17598,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17577,null],[\"field\",164910,null],[\"field\",46951,null],[\"field\",46952,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}]]},\"type\":\"query\",\"middleware\":{\"js-int-to-string?\":true,\"add-default-userland-constraints?\":true}}"

But when I use this query string to send an API request, I get the following error message(s):

{"via":[{"type":"java.lang.ClassCastException"}],"trace":[],"message":null}

Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\XXXX\Documents\XXXXXXXX\Test.py", line 308, in main() File "c:\Users\XXXX\Documents\XXXXXXXX\Test.py", line 114, in main some_function(XXXX, window, selected_path) File "c:\Users\XXXX\Documents\XXXXXXXX\Test.py", line 290, in some_function dataframe = DataFrame(result) File "C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.py", line 756, in init raise ValueError("DataFrame constructor not properly called!") ValueError: DataFrame constructor not properly called!

Does have anyone have an idea?

Thank you very much in advance!

Solution

You can use the built-in json module:

import json
query = "{\"database\":17,\"query\":{\"source-table\":963,\"filter\":[\"and\",[\"=\",[\"field\",17580,null],\"XXXXXX_XXXXXX\"],[\"=\",[\"field\",17599,null],\"**chl-43d813dd-05a7-45b8-a5b0-8eb960289aa5**\"]],\"fields\":[[\"field\",17579,null],[\"field\",17569,null],[\"field\",17572,null],[\"field\",17586,null],[\"field\",17592,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17611,null],[\"field\",17582,null],[\"field\",17597,null],[\"field\",17603,null],[\"field\",17607,null],[\"field\",17576,null],[\"field\",17588,null],[\"field\",17596,null],[\"field\",17608,null],[\"field\",17587,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17578,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17602,null],[\"field\",17606,null],[\"field\",17605,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17601,null],[\"field\",17590,null],[\"field\",17580,null],[\"field\",17598,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}],[\"field\",17577,null],[\"field\",164910,null],[\"field\",46951,null],[\"field\",46952,{\"temporal-unit\":\"default\"}]]},\"type\":\"query\",\"middleware\":{\"js-int-to-string?\":true,\"add-default-userland-constraints?\":true}}"
my_json = json.loads(query)
# make edit's (works like a dict)
query = json.dumps(my_json)