I second that.. json.load/loads and json.dump/dumps should be more understandable..
On Thu, 26 Dec, 2019, 04:50 python-ideas--- via Python-ideas, < python-ideas@python.org> wrote: > Well, `json` and the other modules could add another standard: `serialize` > and `deserialize` > > As an example, this is how I deserialize from a custom class: > > def __init__(self, source): > path = None > > try: > # most common case: JSON string > self._data_raw = json.loads(source) > except TypeError: > try: > # check if it's a dict-like object > source.items > self._data_raw = copy.deepcopy(source) > except AttributeError: > try: > # maybe a file object? > self._data_raw = json.load(f) > except AttributeError: > # maybe a PathLike? > path = source > except JSONDecodeError: > # maybe a path string? > path = source > > if path: > with open(path) as f: > self._data_raw = json.load(f) > > Apart the `dict` check, this logic could be applied to a > `json.deserialize()` function. Python let you function overloading more > simple, so why not use it? > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/6KZ54WSNMPB3PQELLDZAQ27SLSJPEVNS/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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