This is a python parser for the Coffeescript Object Notation (CSON).
Install:
pip install cson
The interface is the same as for the standard json package.
>>> import cson
>>> cson.loads('a: 1')
{'a': 1}
>>> with open('file.cson', 'rb') as fin:
... obj = cson.load(fin)
>>> obj
{'a': 1}