On 2017-06-14, Erik <pyt...@lucidity.plus.com> wrote:
> On 14/06/17 21:38, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 6:33 AM, Bradley Cooper
>> <b...@midwestaftermarket.com> wrote:
>>> I am working with an API and I get a return response in this format.
>>>
>>>
>>> {"itemNumber":"75-5044","inventory":[{"warehouseCode":"UT-1-US","quantityAvailable":0.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"KY-1-US","quantityAvailable":0.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"TX-1-US","quantityAvailable":14.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"CA-1-US","quantityAvailable":4.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"AB-1-CA","quantityAvailable":1.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"WA-1-US","quantityAvailable":0.0000000000000},{"warehouseCode":"PO-1-CA","quantityAvailable":0.0000000000000}]}]
>>>
>>> What is the best way to read through the data?
>>
>> That looks like JSON.
Yep.
> If the keys weren't quoted, I'd agree with you.
JSON keys _are_ quoted.
> It looks like a REPL representation of a Python structure to me (list of
> dicts where the values could also be lists of dicts ...
>
> What makes it look like JSON to you?
The fact that it _is_ valid JSON (at least according to the parsers
I've tried on it, both locally and using things like jsonlint.com).
> (I'm not arguing, I'm asking what I've missed).
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