Difficulty accessing multi-dimensional array from JSON data

Question

Here is the JSON data in question:

{
  "result_index": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "confidence": 0.994,
          "transcript": "thunderstorms could produce large hail isolated tornadoes and heavy rain "
        }
      ],
      "final": true
    }
  ]

}

Here is how I am attemption to access it.

parsed = json.loads(data)
print(parsed['results']['alternatives']['transcript'])

This results in the following error:

TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str

It seems as though results is just an array with a single entry that is a string, and I am a bit confused how to access the individual elements within it.

results and alternatives are arrays so maybe parsed['results'][0]['alternatives'][0]['transcript'] — depperm
– depperm, Commented Sep 8, 2016 at 19:38

jacob · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-08 19:38:38Z

1

Your results and alternatives are not objects; but arrays of objects.

print(parsed['results'][0]['alternatives'][0]['transcript'])

answered Sep 8, 2016 at 19:38

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chriszimmerman Over a year ago

Yup, that did it, thanks for the explanation as well.

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