added working with json files tutorial

Author: x4nth055

README.md

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ This is a repository of all the tutorials of [The Python Code](https://www.thepy
     - [How to List all Files and Directories in FTP Server using Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/list-files-and-directories-in-ftp-server-in-python). ([code](python-standard-library/listing-files-in-ftp-server))
     - [How to Read Emails in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/reading-emails-in-python). ([code](python-standard-library/reading-email-messages))
     - [How to Download and Upload Files in FTP Server using Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/download-and-upload-files-in-ftp-server-using-python). ([code](python-standard-library/download-and-upload-files-in-ftp))
+    - [How to Work with JSON Files in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/working-with-json-files-in-python). ([code](python-standard-library/working-with-json))
 
 - ### [Using APIs](https://www.thepythoncode.com/topic/using-apis-in-python)
     - [How to Automate your VPS or Dedicated Server Management in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/automate-veesp-server-management-in-python). ([code](general/automating-server-management))
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ This is a repository of all the tutorials of [The Python Code](https://www.thepy
     - [How to Use Google Drive API in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/using-google-drive--api-in-python). ([code](general/using-google-drive-api))
     - [How to Translate Text in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/translate-text-in-python). ([code](general/using-google-translate-api))
 
-- ### Database
+- ### [Database](https://www.thepythoncode.com/topic/using-databases-in-python)
     - [How to Use MySQL Database in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/using-mysql-database-in-python). ([code](database/mysql-connector))
     - [How to Connect to a Remote MySQL Database in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/connect-to-a-remote-mysql-server-in-python). ([code](database/connect-to-remote-mysql-server))
     - [How to Use MongoDB Database in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/introduction-to-mongodb-in-python). ([code](database/mongodb-client))

python-standard-library/working-with-json/README.md

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+# [How to Work with JSON Files in Python](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/working-with-json-files-in-python)
+To run `example.py`, you have to install `requests` library:
+- `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`

python-standard-library/working-with-json/example.py

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+import requests
+import json
+
+
+# make API request and parse JSON automatically
+data = requests.get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users").json()
+# save all data in a single JSON file
+file_name = "user_data.json"
+with open(file_name, "w") as f:
+    json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
+    print(file_name, "saved successfully!")
+
+# or you can save each entry into a file
+for user in data:
+    # iterate over `data` list
+    file_name = f"user_{user['id']}.json"
+    with open(file_name, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(user, f, indent=4)
+        print(file_name, "saved successfully!")
+
+
+# load 2nd user for instance
+file_name = "user_2.json"
+with open(file_name) as f:
+    user_data = json.load(f)
+    
+print(user_data)
+print("Username:", user_data["username"])

python-standard-library/working-with-json/loading_json.py

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+import json
+
+# read a JSON file
+# 1st option
+file_name = "data1.json"
+with open(file_name) as f:
+    data = json.load(f)
+    
+print(data)
+# 2nd option
+file_name = "data2.json"
+with open(file_name) as f:
+    data = json.loads(f.read())
+
+print(data)

python-standard-library/working-with-json/requirements.txt

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+requests

python-standard-library/working-with-json/saving_json.py

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+import json
+
+# example dictionary to save as JSON
+data = {
+    "first_name": "John",
+    "last_name": "Doe",
+    "email": "john@doe.com",
+    "salary": 1499.9, # just to demonstrate we can use floats as well
+    "age": 17,
+    "is_real": False, # also booleans!
+    "titles": ["The Unknown", "Anonymous"] # also lists!
+}
+
+# save JSON file
+# 1st option
+with open("data1.json", "w") as f:
+    json.dump(data, f)
+
+# 2nd option
+with open("data2.json", "w") as f:
+    f.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
+
+
+unicode_data = {
+    "first_name": "أحمد",
+    "last_name": "علي"
+}
+
+with open("data_unicode.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    json.dump(unicode_data, f, ensure_ascii=False)