converting JSON string into a python dictionary

Question

I have been tasked to create a JSON string which I then need to convert into a python dictionary.

I am just getting errors about extra data and I am unsure what to do next

import json
company = '{"Name": "George", "Manages": ["James", "Jamilia"]}, {"Name": "James", "Manages": ["Jill", "Jenny"]}, {"Name": "Jamilia", "Manages": ["Jasmine", "Jewel", "Jenny"]}'
company_dict = json.loads(company)

The task I am trying to complete is the following question: George runs a company. He manages James and Jamila, who each have a small team to manage. In James' team are Jill and Jenny. In Jamila's team are Jewel, Jasmine and Jeremy.

Create a JSON object in a string variable called company where each item has a name field and a field called manages which contains an array of the people managed by that person. If a person does not manage anybody, they have no field called manages.

Then convert the JSON string to a dictionary in a variable called company_dict.

• ndc85430: That isn't valid JSON, as you have several objects separated by commas but they aren't in an array. Should they be?
• GLM: No, I want the initial part to be valid JSON - and then to convert that into a python dict.
• ndc85430: If you have several items, they either need to be in an array or another object (associated with keys, obviously). See json.org for what constitutes valid JSON.
• GLM: Still can't work it out, I'm afraid.
• ndc85430: I'm not sure what to tell you. You can't have valid JSON for several items not in an array or an object. That's all there is to it, really.

Answer 1

... each item has a name field and a field called manages which contains an array of the people managed by that person. If a person does not manage anybody, they have no field called manages.

That sounds like an organization tree. Each employee has a name and optionally who they manage:

import json
from pprint import pprint
company = '''{"name": "George",
 "manages": [{"name": "James",
 "manages": [{"name": "Jill"},
 {"name": "Jenny"}]},
 {"name": "Jamila",
 "manages": [{"name": "Jewel"},
 {"name": "Jasmine"},
 {"name": "Jeremy"}]}]}'''
dct = json.loads(company)
pprint(dct, sort_dicts=False)
print()
print(json.dumps(dct, indent=2))

Output:

{'name': 'George',
 'manages': [{'name': 'James',
 'manages': [{'name': 'Jill'}, {'name': 'Jenny'}]},
 {'name': 'Jamila',
 'manages': [{'name': 'Jewel'},
 {'name': 'Jasmine'},
 {'name': 'Jeremy'}]}]}
{
 "name": "George",
 "manages": [
 {
 "name": "James",
 "manages": [
 {
 "name": "Jill"
 },
 {
 "name": "Jenny"
 }
 ]
 },
 {
 "name": "Jamila",
 "manages": [
 {
 "name": "Jewel"
 },
 {
 "name": "Jasmine"
 },
 {
 "name": "Jeremy"
 }
 ]
 }
 ]
}