Python Question
String/dict manipulation ' to "
{'coolstring': {'stepone': {'X': '44', 'Y': '66'}}}
this is a string/dictionary that I create with input(), however, I need to change all the ' or Apostrophes to " or Quotation marks. The reasoning for this is that I need to do so for it be properly passed as a Json string further down my pipeline.
My idea is using .replace() but I'm not quite sure how to format it so that it swaps ' with " any tips?
Answer
If your input is a dictionary, there's a json module which does exactly what you need:
import json
dic = {'coolstring': {'stepone': {'X': '44', 'Y': '66'}}}
json_string = json.dumps(dic)
print(json_string)
The output will be:
{"coolstring": {"stepone": {"X": "44", "Y": "66"}}}
However if your data is a string, you can use the proposed solution from the other comment by using replace()
Source (Stackoverflow)