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bpo-30669: add --indent flag to json.tool #2207

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feat(json.tool) add --indent flag
modulitos Jun 12, 2017
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feat(json.tool) add type=int to --indent
modulitos Jun 15, 2017
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion Lib/json/tool.py
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Expand Up @@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ def main():
help='write the output of infile to outfile')
parser.add_argument('--sort-keys', action='store_true', default=False,
help='sort the output of dictionaries alphabetically by key')
parser.add_argument('--indent', action='store', default=4, type=int,
help='level of indentation used for pretty printing')
options = parser.parse_args()

infile = options.infile or sys.stdin
outfile = options.outfile or sys.stdout
sort_keys = options.sort_keys
indent = options.indent or 4
with infile:
try:
if sort_keys:
Expand All @@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ def main():
except ValueError as e:
raise SystemExit(e)
with outfile:
json.dump(obj, outfile, sort_keys=sort_keys, indent=4)
json.dump(obj, outfile, sort_keys=sort_keys, indent=indent)
outfile.write('\n')


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