opening multiple json files and reading individually

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New to python and json. How would you go about opening several json files with "with open", then reading individually. Code below:

def read_json_file(filename):
      
    with open("File1location/income","file2location/weather", "file3location/sun", 'r') as fp:
        income = json.loads(fp.read())
    
    return data 
income = read_json_file(income)

print(len(income))

I need to print the length of each file, but how would I go about isolating each file?

Thanks

python json
3 Answers

To print the size of your files just do this. There's no need to open or read them:

import os 

for file in 'File1location/income', 'File2location/weather', 'File3location/sun':
    print(f'{file} {os.path.getsize(file)} bytes')
user_175803810

open doesn't let you pass multiple file names - you always open a single file (see the docs for confirmation).

user_81523240

When dealing with file paths in Python I highly suggest to use the pathlib library and import the Path class.

So you need, for instance, a list (or in general an array-like structure) where you have stored all of your json paths. Then you can write something like this:

import json
from pathlib import Path

json_paths = [Path("Fle1location/income.json") Path("file2location/weather.json"), Path("file3location/sun.json"))]

for path in json_paths:
    with open(path, 'r') as f:
        income = json.load(f)
        print(len(income))

The return keyword is used when creating functions/methods.

EDIT

I edit the snippet above in case you want to write a function:

def main():
    for path in json_paths:
        read_json_file(path)


def read_json_file(path):
    with open(path, 'r') as f:
        income = json.load(f)
        print(len(income))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

It is important to remember that it is considered a bad practice to have a function that both returns something and has a side effect (i.e., print). A function/method/class should have one single, well defined, responsibility (see Single Responsibility Principle). So in this case I have just added the side effect without returning anything.

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