Parsing php array in python

Question

I'm getting a PHP array from a web page (as a string). It looks like :

Array
(
[k1] => Array
    (
        [a] => Array
            (
                [id] => 1
                [age] => 60
            )

        [b] => Array
            (
                [id] => 2
                [age] => 30
            )

    )

[k2] => v2
)

I want to parse it in python. Does anyone have an idea how to do this?

Thanks, Rivka

Edit: This is really not a json, like a few people commented. Thanks for the comments, and I updated the question.

This is not JSON. You'd have to do a json_encode($array); in PHP to get proper JSON. — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented May 30, 2011 at 8:39
That's no JSON... If it was, it shouldn't matter where it comes from. JSON is JSON is JSON. — deceze
– deceze ♦, Commented May 30, 2011 at 8:39

rcapote · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-30 08:42:03Z

10

That's not JSON, that's just how PHP prints arrays. If you want to create JSON of the array, check out json_encode for PHP. Then use Python's JSON library (or here for py3) to read it.

answered May 30, 2011 at 8:42

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XzKto · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-30 09:29:03Z

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If I understood you correctly, you are using print_r on array to get that output. This is a visual representation of array only, you can't really parse it. For example:

array('Array'.PHP_EOL."\t(".PHP_EOL."            [0] => test".PHP_EOL."\t)")

will look exactly like

array(array('test'));

You should use some real serializing function to do what you want(json,serialize etc.);

edited May 30, 2011 at 9:29

answered May 30, 2011 at 9:19

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