Convert String dict to dict python

Question

I have a string below :-

d = '"{""Source"":""Test Flow Action""}"'

I need to convert it into a dict as :

d = {"Source":"Test Flow Action"}

I tried ast.literal_eval, json.loads, but was not able to succeed.

When I used ast.literal_eval, I am getting the O/P as below:

{Source:Test Flow Action}

But this is not in python.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks

Use the decoder for the encoder you used to create that string. — Manuel
– Manuel, Commented Apr 15, 2021 at 18:51

Roy Cohen · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-15 21:07:46Z

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json.loads('"{""Source"":""Test Flow Action""}"'.replace('"{', '{').replace('}"', '}').replace('""', '"'))

Yields a dictionary looking like:

{'Source': 'Test Flow Action'}

which is python, indeed.

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answered Apr 15, 2021 at 18:54

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Thanks. This is Superrr!!

sakeesh · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-27 11:31:54Z

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I was trying a little modified version of the same question just for knowledge purpose.

dt="{'a':1,'b':2}"
dict(dt.replace('}"','}').replace('{"','{'))

any way I can get dict type output {'a':1,'b':2}

answered Apr 27, 2021 at 11:31

sakeesh

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I think I got the answer by using eval() like eval(dt)