Storing a json post request in variables in python

Question

I am sending a json post request in Python and I am getting two return dictionary values but they are stored in one object.

This is what I have:

import json
import requests

def call():
    pay = {'token' : "4593543"}
    r = requests.post('https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges', params=pay)

I am getting two values store in the r object.

'{"needle":"qvsmbjkc", "haystack": ["pgunkqay","qvsmbjkc","qgswmzin","arwokfjm","taskzcup","yjvcabgr","xcrsldof","tecipvzf","cjtahlqb","pqgykrcz","ufyjrpad","hqezmcwl","fsyimbxr","tosqznha","lzujpvob","mbfsikde","nqvpjbhi","uwsqybai","ozetipqw","imancdqr"]}'

A needle and haystack value but they are both in the r object. How can I separate them into different variables?

Your question is badly formatetd. Edit the question, select the code in it, click the {} button to format the code as code. Use the preview below the textbox to see what it it will look like. — zvone
– zvone, Commented Oct 31, 2016 at 8:37
You should be calling the r.json() method to extract the JSON object . — PM 2Ring
– PM 2Ring, Commented Oct 31, 2016 at 8:41
Thank you, so I got the needle string to be stored in a variable but when I stored the array in a variable, it stores it as an entire string instead of an index of strings. Is there a way I can fix that? — Demetrius
– Demetrius, Commented Oct 31, 2016 at 19:43

Daniel · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-31 08:40:42Z

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requests as a json-Method to read json responses directly into python structures:

r = requests.post('https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges', params=pay)
response = r.json()
print(response['needle'])

answered Oct 31, 2016 at 8:40

Daniel

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Demetrius Over a year ago

Thank you, so I got the needle string to be stored in a variable but when I stored the array in a variable, it stores it as an entire string instead of an index of strings. Is there a way I can fix that?

Daniel Over a year ago

@Jack: Have you tried? No, response['haystack'] is a list of strings.

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