get JSON field in python

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I am new to python.

I have a array of JSON responds like this (from the API of theMovieDB), this is the first member of the array responds[0]:

{
page: 1,
results: [
{
poster_path: "/yVHNGrsIj3FNDg9lgseiZMlHbjJ.jpg",
adult: false,
overview: "The film centers on three brothers who, upon learning they only  have a few days left to live, set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes. Hopper and Simmons are playing the brothers' father and uncle, respectively, while Caan is one of the brothers. Helfer is Caan's girlfriend, a woman with a dangerous past.",
release_date: "2010-09-17",
genre_ids: [
   35,
   18
 ],
id: 88057,
original_title: "A Beginner's Guide to Endings",
original_language: "en",
title: "A Beginner's Guide to Endings",
backdrop_path: "/dDYli8oDYOkgRp5f0kMqgQ1TSmt.jpg",
popularity: 1.006656,
vote_count: 4,
video: false,
vote_average: 5.75
}
],
total_results: 1,
total_pages: 1
}

I want to grab the id field, so I tried responds[0]['results']['id']- but it doesn't work! (responds[0]['results'] does work!) any idea why??

responds[0]['results'] looks like it contains an array, so you first have to extract the element to get the id field from. — antiguru
– antiguru, Commented Dec 8, 2015 at 16:10

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-08 16:13:48Z

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The results key references a list of dictionaries; you'll have to use integers to index this:

responds[0]['results'][0]['id']

gives you the id key of the first dictionary in that list.

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 16:13

Martijn Pieters

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Jarwin · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-08 20:31:27Z

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As mentioned by Martijn responds[0]['results'] is a list and responds[0]['results'][0] is a dictionary. You can see the visual representation of the json array below.
In order to access id you'll have to use: response['results'][0]['id']

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 20:31

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