How to convert a dictionary into a javascript object

Question

I want to convert a dictionary like this:

{
 "name": "Paul",
 "age": "20",
 "gender": "male"
}

to this :

{
 name: "Paul",
 age: "20",
 gender: "male"
}

Basically the same as a JSON, but the object properties cannot be wrapped around quotes. Is it possible to do that in Python?

• sahasrara62: you need to use javascript to convert a string dictionary to json object, (not a js guy)
• wjandrea: What do you mean by "cannot"? The quotes are optional in JS, so that input is perfectly valid JS.
• jonsca: Does this answer your question? Convert Python dictionary to JSON array
• Muhammad Khuzaima Umair: python has dictionaries that are almost the same as javascript object JSON. and python will manipulate the first one same as the js object. and the conversion can only be achieved by manipulating str or dict object i.e. by performing string operations. By the way, where do you want to use the second one? If it is for javascript, then no need to convert.
• João Pedro: Thanks, for the help. I didn't know properties with quotes were valid JS object keys. However in our codebase that's not the standard so I still needed to convert.

Answer 1

In Python:

import json
send_to_js = json.dumps({
 "name": "Paul",
 "age": "20",
 "gender": "male"
})

Then in JavaScript:

JSON.parse(send_to_js)
// result is {name: 'Paul', age: '20', gender: 'male'}

• 5rod: This should be the accepted answer, it is much more efficient and easier to understand than the other answer.
• 5rod: The OP's answer to their own question is not as good as this one.

Answer 2

In the end I did it using regex:

def saveFile(dictionary, fileName):
 jsonStr = json.dumps(dictionary, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False);
 removeQuotes = re.sub("\"([^\"]+)\":", r"1円:", jsonStr);
 fileNameCleaned = fileName.split(" ")[0]
 
 with open(fileNameCleaned + ".ts", "w",encoding='utf_8') as outfile:
 outfile.write("export const " + fileNameCleaned + " = " + removeQuotes + ";")