#
# JSON generator and printer
#
import json

#
# open the file using with
#
with open("example.json") as jf:
    jfinp = jf.read()

print "---------------------------"

# now print out the contents
print 'Here is the JSON in the file:'
print jfinp

print "---------------------------"
x = raw_input("Press return to continue")
            
# now save it as a dictionary
print 'Now we decode it;',
jfdict = json.loads(jfinp)
print 'its type is', type(jfdict)
print jfdict

print "---------------------------"
x = raw_input("Press return to continue")
            
print 'Now we dump it;',
jfdump = json.dumps(jfdict)
print 'its type is', type(jfdump)
print jfdump

print "---------------------------"
x = raw_input("Press return to continue")
            
# let's see what's there
print 'Key is glossary'
print jfdict["glossary"]
print 'Key is glossary:title'
print jfdict["glossary"]["title"]

print "---------------------------"
x = raw_input("Press return to continue")
            
print 'Now we prettyprint it'
print json.dumps(jfdict, indent=4, separators=(",", ": "))
                 
print "---------------------------"
x = raw_input("Press return to continue")
            
print 'Now we prettyprint it another way'
print json.dumps(jfdict, indent=4, separators=(",", " -- "))