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Reputation: 321

ValueError when converting a string to dict:dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required

I'm trying to convert a string to a dictionary but I keep getting this error:
ValueError: dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required
Here's my code: 

string = r'{"extra":[{"text":"Hello World"}]}'
json_data = dict(string)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 643

Answers (1)

zencodism
zencodism

Reputation: 442

I believe you are looking for:

import json
string = r'{"extra":[{"text":"Hello World"}]}'
json_data = json.loads(string)

There are a few JSON parsing libraries. Default one should suffice, simplejson is another option (just to give you an alternative).

Upvotes: 2

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