Python returning key value pair from JSON object [duplicate]

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I'm trying to return the 'publisher' and 'title' values of the first entry in this JSON object.

{
    "count": 30,
    "recipes": [{
        "publisher": "Closet Cooking",
        "f2f_url": "htt//food2forkcom/view/35171",
        "title": "Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich",
        "source_url": "htt//wwwclosetcookingcom/2011/08/buffalo-chicken-grilled-cheese-sandwich.html",
        "recipe_id": "35171",
        "image_url": "htt//staticfood2forkcom/Buffalo2BChicken2BGrilled2BCheese2BSandwich2B5002B4983f2702fe4.jpg",
        "social_rank": 100.0,
        "publisher_url": "htt//closetcooking.com"
    }, {
        "publisher": "All Recipes",
        "f2f_url": "htt//food2fork.com/view/29159",
        "title": "Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup",
        "source_url": "htt//allrecipescom/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Chicken-Tortilla-Soup/Detail.aspx",
        "recipe_id": "29159",
        "image_url": "htt//staticfood2forkcom/19321150c4.jpg",
        "social_rank": 100.0,
        "publisher_url": "htt//allrecipescom"
    }]
}

When I run this code, i can return the object minus the count part at the start.

r = requests.post(url, data = {"key":"aeee9034f8d624f0e6c57fe08e2fd406","q":"chicken"})
recipe=r.json()
print(recipe['recipes'])

However when I try to run:

print(recipe['recipes']['publisher'])

I get the error:

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

What should I be doing in my code to print the information:

Closet Cooking, Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken

The inner dict is embedded in a list: recipe['recipes'][0]['publisher'] — Moses Koledoye
– Moses Koledoye, Commented Jul 25, 2017 at 16:11
Realize that recipe['recipes'] will now be a list, so you need to treat it as such by accessing the value by its index. The generic way to do this, would be to iterate, in the event you do have multiple values in that list. But, the first comment indicating to use [0] will give you what you are looking for. — idjaw
– idjaw, Commented Jul 25, 2017 at 16:12
Also: stackoverflow.com/questions/16129652/accessing-json-elements — idjaw
– idjaw, Commented Jul 25, 2017 at 16:15

Stanley Kirdey · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-25 16:38:10Z

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recipe['recipes'] is a list of objects, thus you can iterate over it:

To return the 'publisher' and 'title' values of the first entry in this JSON object you can use list comprehension and get the first element of the resulting collection:

recipes = [{element['publisher']: element['title']} for element in recipe['recipes']][0]

This gives you a bit of flexibility if you want to expand the result and include more fields, or more elements in the returned list.

edited Jul 25, 2017 at 16:38

answered Jul 25, 2017 at 16:19

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nosklo · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-25 16:12:45Z

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The 'recipes' key contains a list of multiple recipes

recipe['recipes'][0]['publisher']

will return the publisher of the first recipe in the list.

answered Jul 25, 2017 at 16:12

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idjaw Over a year ago

Maybe you can use that shiny gold hammer to dupe this question. :)

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