How to Convert a JSON String into a Python Dictionary

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a popular data format that's often used to represent complex data structures. In Python, you can use the json module to work with JSON data.

One common task is to convert a JSON string into a Python dictionary. This allows you to access the data in the JSON string as key-value pairs.

# Define a JSON string
json_str = '{"glossary": {"title": "example glossary"}}'

# Convert the JSON string into a dictionary using json.loads()
data_dict = json.loads(json_str)

# Access the title of the glossary
print(data_dict["glossary"]["title"])

By using the json.loads() function, you can easily convert any valid JSON string into a Python dictionary. This allows you to work with the data in a more structured and convenient way.