Django load local json file
django, json, python
Solution
Use the json module:
import json
json_data = open('/static/prices.json')
data1 = json.load(json_data) # deserialises it
data2 = json.dumps(data1) # json formatted string
json_data.close()
See here for more info.
As Joe has said, it's a better practice to use fixtures or factories for your test data.
Problem
I have an ajax view: ``` def ajax_prices(request): data = {'data':'data'} return HttpResponse(json.dumps(data), mimetype='application/json') ``` I want to test this with a local json file (prices.json). How can I import a local json file? Local json file 'prices.json' ``` {"aaData": [ [1, "70.1700", "2008-12-29 11:23:00"], [2, "70.2600", "2008-12-29 16:22:00"], [3, "70.6500", "2008-12-30 11:30:00"], [4, "70.8700", "2008-12-30 16:10:00"], [5, "70.5500", "2009-01-02 11:09:00"], [6, "70.6400", "2009-01-02 16:15:00"], [7, "70.6500", "2009-01-05 11:17:00"] ]} ``` I can't do that with: ``` data = '/static/prices.json' ```