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Using pandas to convert csv into nested json with dynamic strucutre

I am new to python and now want to convert a csv file into json file. Basically the json file is nested with dynamic structure, the structure will be defined using the csv header.
From csv input:
ID, Name, person_id/id_type, person_id/id_value,person_id_expiry_date,additional_info/0/name,additional_info/0/value,additional_info/1/name,additional_info/1/value,salary_info/details/0/grade,salary_info/details/0/payment,salary_info/details/0/amount,salary_info/details/1/next_promotion
1,Peter,PASSPORT,A452817,1-01-2055,Age,19,Gender,M,Manager,Monthly,8956.23,unknown
2,Jane,PASSPORT,B859804,2-01-2035,Age,38,Gender,F,Worker, Monthly,125980.1,unknown
To json output:
[
{
"ID": 1,
"Name": "Peter",
"person_id": {
"id_type": "PASSPORT",
"id_value": "A452817"
},
"person_id_expiry_date": "1-01-2055",
"additional_info": [
{
"name": "Age",
"value": 19
},
{
"name": "Gender",
"value": "M"
}
],
"salary_info": {
"details": [
{
"grade": "Manager",
"payment": "Monthly",
"amount": 8956.23
},
{
"next_promotion": "unknown"
}
]
}
},
{
"ID": 2,
"Name": "Jane",
"person_id": {
"id_type": "PASSPORT",
"id_value": "B859804"
},
"person_id_expiry_date": "2-01-2035",
"additional_info": [
{
"name": "Age",
"value": 38
},
{
"name": "Gender",
"value": "F"
}
],
"salary_info": {
"details": [
{
"grade": "Worker",
"payment": " Monthly",
"amount": 125980.1
},
{
"next_promotion": "unknown"
}
]
}
}
]
Is this something can be done by the existing pandas API or I have to write lots of complex codes to dynamically construct the json object? Thanks.

Accessing nested value in loop in json using python

I want to fetch the value of each api3 in this json object where each array has api3 value.
{
"count": 10,
"result": [
{
"type": "year",
"year": {
"month": {
"api1": {
"href": "https://Ap1.com"
},
"api2": {
"href": "FETCH-CONTENT"
},
"api3": {
"href": "https://Ap3.com"
},
"api4": {
"href": "https://Ap4.com"
}
},
"id": "sdvnkjsnvj",
"summary": "summeryc",
"type": "REST",
"apiId": "mlksmfmksdfs",
"idProvider": {
"id": "sfsmkfmskf",
"name": "Apikey"
},
"tags": []
}
},
{
"type": "year1",
"year": {
"month": {
"api1": {
"href": "https://Ap11.com"
},
"api2": {
"href": "FETCH-CONTENT-1"
},
"api3": {
"href": "https://Ap13.com"
},
"api4": {
"href": "https://Ap14.com"
}
},
"id": "sdvnkjsnvj",
"summary": "summeryc",
"type": "REST",
"apiId": "mlksmfmksdfs",
"idProvider": {
"id": "sfsmkfmskf",
"name": "Apikey"
},
"tags": []
}
},
I am able to get the whole json object and first value inside it.
with open('C:\python\examplee.json','r+') as fr:
data = json.load(fr)
print(data["result"])
Thank you in advance for helping me figuring this.

For each element in list of result key, get the value for the nested dictionary within item
print([item['year']['month']['api3'] for item in data['result']])
The output will be [{'href': 'https://Ap3.com'}, {'href': 'https://Ap13.com'}]
Or if you want to get the href value as well
print([item['year']['month']['api3']['href'] for item in data['result']])
The output will be
['https://Ap3.com', 'https://Ap13.com']
So your whole code will look like
data = {}
with open('C:\python\examplee.json','r+') as fr:
data = json.load(fr)
print([item['year']['month']['api3']['href'] for item in dct['result']])

Looks like your JSON schema is static so you can just use this:
print([x['year']['month']['api3']['href'] for x in data['result']])
will return you:
['https://Ap3.com', 'https://Ap13.com']

Flatten nested json to csv with nested column names

I have rather very weird requirement now. I have below json and somehow I have to convert it into flat csv.
[
{
"authorizationQualifier": "SDA",
"authorizationInformation": " ",
"securityQualifier": "ASD",
"securityInformation": " ",
"senderQualifier": "ASDAD",
"senderId": "FADA ",
"receiverQualifier": "ADSAS",
"receiverId": "ADAD ",
"date": "140101",
"time": "0730",
"standardsId": null,
"version": "00501",
"interchangeControlNumber": "123456789",
"acknowledgmentRequested": "0",
"testIndicator": "T",
"functionalGroups": [
{
"functionalIdentifierCode": "ADSAD",
"applicationSenderCode": "ASDAD",
"applicationReceiverCode": "ADSADS",
"date": "20140101",
"time": "07294900",
"groupControlNumber": "123456789",
"responsibleAgencyCode": "X",
"version": "005010X221A1",
"transactions": [
{
"name": "ASDADAD",
"transactionSetIdentifierCode": "adADS",
"transactionSetControlNumber": "123456789",
"implementationConventionReference": null,
"segments": [
{
"BPR03": "ad",
"BPR14": "QWQWDQ",
"BPR02": "1.57",
"BPR13": "23223",
"BPR01": "sad",
"BPR12": "56",
"BPR10": "32424",
"BPR09": "12313",
"BPR08": "DA",
"BPR07": "123456789",
"BPR06": "12313",
"BPR05": "ASDADSAD",
"BPR16": "21313",
"BPR04": "SDADSAS",
"BPR15": "11212",
"id": "aDSASD"
},
{
"TRN02": "2424",
"TRN03": "35435345",
"TRN01": "3435345",
"id": "FSDF"
},
{
"REF02": "fdsffs",
"REF01": "sfsfs",
"id": "fsfdsfd"
},
{
"DTM02": "2432424",
"id": "sfsfd",
"DTM01": "234243"
}
],
"loops": [
{
"id": "24324234234",
"segments": [
{
"N101": "sfsfsdf",
"N102": "sfsf",
"id": "dgfdgf"
},
{
"N301": "sfdssfdsfsf",
"N302": "effdssf",
"id": "fdssf"
},
{
"N401": "sdffssf",
"id": "sfds",
"N402": "sfdsf",
"N403": "23424"
},
{
"PER06": "Wsfsfdsfsf",
"PER05": "sfsf",
"PER04": "23424",
"PER03": "fdfbvcb",
"PER02": "Pedsdsf",
"PER01": "sfsfsf",
"id": "fdsdf"
}
]
},
{
"id": "2342",
"segments": [
{
"N101": "sdfsfds",
"N102": "vcbvcb",
"N103": "dsfsdfs",
"N104": "343443",
"id": "fdgfdg"
},
{
"N401": "dfsgdfg",
"id": "dfgdgdf",
"N402": "dgdgdg",
"N403": "234244"
},
{
"REF02": "23423342",
"REF01": "fsdfs",
"id": "sfdsfds"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
The column header name corresponding to deeper key-value make take nested form, like functionalGroups[0].transactions[0].segments[0].BPR15.
I am able to do this in java using this github project (here you can find the output format I desire in the explanation) in one line:
flatJson = JSONFlattener.parseJson(new File("files/simple.json"), "UTF-8");
The output was:
date,securityQualifier,testIndicator,functionalGroups[1].functionalIdentifierCode,functionalGroups[1].date,functionalGroups[1].applicationReceiverCode, ...
140101,00,T,HP,20140101,ETIN,...
But I want to do this in python. I tried as suggested in this answer:
with open('data.json') as data_file:
data = json.load(data_file)
df = json_normalize(data, record_prefix=True)
with open('temp2.csv', "w", newline='\n') as csv_file:
csv_file.write(df.to_csv())
However, for column functionalGroups, it dumps json as a cell value.
I also tried as suggested in this answer:
with open('data.json') as f: # this ensures opening and closing file
a = json.loads(f.read())
df = pandas.DataFrame(a)
print(df.transpose())
But this also seem to do the same:
0
acknowledgmentRequested 0
authorizationInformation
authorizationQualifier SDA
date 140101
functionalGroups [{'functionalIdentifierCode': 'ADSAD', 'applic...
interchangeControlNumber 123456789
receiverId ADAD
receiverQualifier ADSAS
securityInformation
securityQualifier ASD
senderId FADA
senderQualifier ASDAD
standardsId None
testIndicator T
time 0730
version 00501
Is it possible to do what I desire in python?

How to modify nested JSON with python

I need to update (CRUD) a nested JSON file using Python. To be able to call python function(s)(to update/delete/create) entires and write it back to the json file.
Here is a sample file.
I am looking at the remap library but not sure if this will work.
{
"groups": [
{
"name": "group1",
"properties": [
{
"name": "Test-Key-String",
"value": {
"type": "String",
"encoding": "utf-8",
"data": "value1"
}
},
{
"name": "Test-Key-Integer",
"value": {
"type": "Integer",
"data": 1000
}
}
],
"groups": [
{
"name": "group-child",
"properties": [
{
"name": "Test-Key-String",
"value": {
"type": "String",
"encoding": "utf-8",
"data": "value1"
}
},
{
"name": "Test-Key-Integer",
"value": {
"type": "Integer",
"data": 1000
}
}
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "group2",
"properties": [
{
"name": "Test-Key2-String",
"value": {
"type": "String",
"encoding": "utf-8",
"data": "value2"
}
}
]
}
]
}

I feel like I'm missing something in your question. In any event, what I understand is that you want to read a json file, edit the data as a python object, then write it back out with the updated data?
Read the json file:
import json
with open("data.json") as f:
data = json.load(f)
That creates a dictionary (given the format you've given) that you can manipulate however you want. Assuming you want to write it out:
with open("data.json","w") as f:
json.dump(data,f)

Unable to pull data from json using python

I have the following json
{
"response": {
"message": null,
"exception": null,
"context": [
{
"headers": null,
"name": "aname",
"children": [
{
"type": "cluster-connectivity",
"name": "cluster-connectivity"
},
{
"type": "consistency-groups",
"name": "consistency-groups"
},
{
"type": "devices",
"name": "devices"
},
{
"type": "exports",
"name": "exports"
},
{
"type": "storage-elements",
"name": "storage-elements"
},
{
"type": "system-volumes",
"name": "system-volumes"
},
{
"type": "uninterruptible-power-supplies",
"name": "uninterruptible-power-supplies"
},
{
"type": "virtual-volumes",
"name": "virtual-volumes"
}
],
"parent": "/clusters",
"attributes": [
{
"value": "true",
"name": "allow-auto-join"
},
{
"value": "0",
"name": "auto-expel-count"
},
{
"value": "0",
"name": "auto-expel-period"
},
{
"value": "0",
"name": "auto-join-delay"
},
{
"value": "1",
"name": "cluster-id"
},
{
"value": "true",
"name": "connected"
},
{
"value": "synchronous",
"name": "default-cache-mode"
},
{
"value": "true",
"name": "default-caw-template"
},
{
"value": "blah",
"name": "default-director"
},
{
"value": [
"blah",
"blah"
],
"name": "director-names"
},
{
"value": [
],
"name": "health-indications"
},
{
"value": "ok",
"name": "health-state"
},
{
"value": "1",
"name": "island-id"
},
{
"value": "blah",
"name": "name"
},
{
"value": "ok",
"name": "operational-status"
},
{
"value": [
],
"name": "transition-indications"
},
{
"value": [
],
"name": "transition-progress"
}
],
"type": "cluster"
}
],
"custom-data": null
}
}
which im trying to parse using the json module in python. I am only intrested in getting the following information out of it.
Name Value
operational-status Value
health-state Value
Here is what i have tried.
in the below script data is the json returned from a webpage
json = json.loads(data)
healthstate= json['response']['context']['operational-status']
operationalstatus = json['response']['context']['health-status']
Unfortunately i think i must be missing something as the above results in an error that indexes must be integers not string.
if I try
healthstate= json['response'][0]
it errors saying index 0 is out of range.
Any help would be gratefully received.

json['response']['context'] is a list, so that object requires you to use integer indices.
Each item in that list is itself a dictionary again. In this case there is only one such item.
To get all "name": "health-state" dictionaries out of that structure you'd need to do a little more processing:
[attr['value'] for attr in json['response']['context'][0]['attributes'] if attr['name'] == 'health-state']
would give you a list of of matching values for health-state in the first context.
Demo:
>>> [attr['value'] for attr in json['response']['context'][0]['attributes'] if attr['name'] == 'health-state']
[u'ok']

You have to follow the data structure. It's best to interactively manipulate the data and check what every item is. If it's a list you'll have to index it positionally or iterate through it and check the values. If it's a dict you'll have to index it by it's keys. For example here is a function that get's the context and then iterates through it's attributes checking for a particular name.
def get_attribute(data, attribute):
for attrib in data['response']['context'][0]['attributes']:
if attrib['name'] == attribute:
return attrib['value']
return 'Not Found'
>>> data = json.loads(s)
>>> get_attribute(data, 'operational-status')
u'ok'
>>> get_attribute(data, 'health-state')
u'ok'

json['reponse']['context'] is a list, not a dict. The structure is not exactly what you think it is.
For example, the only "operational status" I see in there can be read with the following:
json['response']['context'][0]['attributes'][0]['operational-status']