Python library for a JSON server on a Raspberry Pi

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I am planning to use an RPi as a server that only talks in and listens to JSON objects.

The idea is for remote management of the RPi from one windows PC available on the local LAN.

Which python library is best for such simple use?

praba230890 · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-26 05:24:15Z

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I think you are talking about running a RESTful service in your RPi.

If you wanted it to be simple and bootstrap a quick application use Bottle framework or Flask.

Instead, if you want to have a REST application with loads of features ready to use with most of the standards satisfied already for you, use Django with Django Rest Framework.

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Raghavendra Kumar Over a year ago

I can use a RESTful server, but my application needs do not strictly conform to a CRUD type process. Ex. One command to the Pi is an apt-get update.

praba230890 Over a year ago

I believe, you can still implement that using a web service. Here is an example from Digital Ocean API's developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/…

Raghavendra Kumar Over a year ago

Is there any library that only receives and outputs json documents over http, leaving the processing of the documents to the application? Can the frameworks you have mentioned above be configured to work as such?

praba230890 Over a year ago

Definitely, you can with the above mentioned frameworks. On a quick search I found this mattrichardson.com/Raspberry-Pi-Flask . Hope you'll get inspiration from this or look for other similar apps.

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