Message288479
The utility of `python -m json.tool` would increase if users could specify the indent level.
Example use case: newlines in a JSON document are important for readability and the ability to open in a text editor. However, if the file is large, you can save space by decreasing the indent level.
I added an --indent argument to json.tool in https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/201. However, design discussion is required since indent can take an int, string, or None. In addition, a indent string is a tab, which is difficult to pass via a command line argument.
Currently, I added the following function to convert the indent option to the indent parameter of json.dump:
```
def parse_indent(indent):
"""Parse the argparse indent argument."""
if indent == 'None':
return None
if indent == r'\t':
return '\t'
try:
return int(indent)
except ValueError:
return indent
```
@inada.naoki mentioned the special casing is undesirable. I agree, but can't think of an alternative. Advice appreciated. |
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2017-02-23 20:05:57 | dhimmel | set | recipients:
+ dhimmel, methane |
2017-02-23 20:05:56 | dhimmel | set | messageid: <1487880356.98.0.87296874253.issue29636@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2017-02-23 20:05:56 | dhimmel | link | issue29636 messages |
2017-02-23 20:05:56 | dhimmel | create | |
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