Using python to access a specific value in JSON

[Coaxialgamer]

I'm attempting to design a small program that returns a specific value from an API. The API returns as a json file with all the values it provides however , there are a multitude of elements in that json , and i only need one ( 'round_duration') .

I've installed the python requests library .

I'm fairly new to python and programming in general, and i don't have much of a clue as how to do this , especially considering this is a nonstandard library ( although a fairly popular one ).

My base code looks like this :

import requests
url = '<sample url>'
a=requests.get(url)
print (a.text)

When i execute this scrypt, i get all the data in the json . However , i only need round_duration . I've looked online but i can't seem to find a clear answer to this

 

Can anyone help with this?

[vorticalbox]

3 hours ago, Coaxialgamer said:

I'm attempting to design a small program that returns a specific value from an API. The API returns as a json file with all the values it provides however , there are a multitude of elements in that json , and i only need one ( 'round_duration') .

I've installed the python requests library .

I'm fairly new to python and programming in general, and i don't have much of a clue as how to do this , especially considering this is a nonstandard library ( although a fairly popular one ).

My base code looks like this :

import requests
url = '<sample url>'
a=requests.get(url)
print (a.text)

When i execute this scrypt, i get all the data in the json . However , i only need round_duration . I've looked online but i can't seem to find a clear answer to this

 

Can anyone help with this?

json = JSON.loads(a.text)

print(json['round-duration'])

[geo3]

11 minutes ago, vorticalbox said:

json = JSON.loads(a.text)

print(json['round-duration'])

Assuming 'round-duration' is top level.

[Coaxialgamer]

Just now, geo3 said:

Assuming 'round-duration' is top level.

it is fortunately

[Coaxialgamer]

15 minutes ago, vorticalbox said:

json = JSON.loads(a.text)

print(json['round-duration'])

thanks , that worked . Although there is a slight syntax error .

json = JSON.loads(a.text)

does not work , instead you need this

json = json.loads(a.text)

Also that scrypt requires the json module

[vorticalbox]

16 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

thanks , that worked . Although there is a slight syntax error .

json = JSON.loads(a.text)

does not work , instead you need this

json = json.loads(a.text)

Also that scrypt requires the json module

Sorry about that. I use node for work and json is included. Glad you worked it out.

[fizzlesticks]

The requests library has a built in JSON thingy.

a=requests.get(url)
print(a.json())