PyJSONViewer

A JSON file data viewer using pure python

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• Windows10

• Ubuntu

What is this?

This is a JSON file data viewer based on python.

It only uses built-in libraries of python (tkinter, json).

Features:

1. Minimum dependency.

2. Multi-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux).

3. Easy to use.

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher

Download

$ pip install PyJSONViewer

or download as zip.

• PyJSONViewer · PyPI

How to use

Select JSON file with CUI.

1. Run pyjsonviewer with -f option and the path to a JSON file:

$ pyjsonviewer -f path_to_json_file/sample.json

2. JSON data tree will be shown.

Select JSON file with GUI.

1. Run pyjsonviewer

$ pyjsonviewer

2. File->Open and then select json file.

3. JSON data tree will be shown.

You can set initial directory:

$ pyjsonviewer -d path_to_json_file_dir

Select JSON file from history.

1. Run pyjsonviewer.py

2. File->"Open from history" and then double click a json file path from the list.

3. JSON data tree will be shown.

Select JSON file with drag and drop.

1. Run pyjsonviewer.py with the option -o

$ python pyjsonviewer.py -o path_to_json_file_dir

2. File browser is shown.

3. You can drag and drop a JSON file to the file browser.

Menu bar function

• Expand all items: Tools -> Expand all

• Collapse all items: Tools -> Collapse all

• Show version: Help -> About

• Show github page: Help -> GitHub page

• Show release note: Help -> Release note

Inside python code

View json file

import pyjsonviewer

pyjsonviewer.view_data(json_file="dat/list.json")

JSON data tree will be shown.

View json object

import pyjsonviewer
json_object = {"a":[1,2,3], "b":"test"}
pyjsonviewer.view_data(json_data=json_object)

JSON data tree will be shown.

Vimrc setting

If you are a vim user, you can set this command in your vimrc.

"JSON format
function! JsonFormat()
	%!python -m json.tool
endfunction
command! JsonFormat :call JsonFormat()

"JSON viewer
function! JsonViewer()
	"%!python -m pyjsonviewer -f % > /dev/null
	let filename = expand('%')
	let s:job = job_start(
	\   ["/bin/sh", "-c", "python -m pyjsonviewer -f".filename],{})
endfunction
command! JsonViewer :call JsonViewer()

When you are editing a json file with vim,

you can open it using PyJSONViewer with

: JSONViewer()

You can also format json file with

: JSONFormat()

Open a link with a browser

If a URL is included in a json file,

you can open it with a browser with double click the URL.

License

MIT

Author

• Atsushi Sakai (@Atsushi_twi)