JSON module for python 2.4?

Question

I'm accustomed to doing import json in Python 2.6, however I now need to write some code for Python 2.4. Is there a JSON library with a similar interface that is available for Python 2.4?

Scorpion

Did you try simplejson? How did it work? – Kazan

Answer 1

The json module in Python 2.6 is mostly the same as the simplejson third-party module, which is available for Python 2.4 as well. You can just do:

try:
    import json
except ImportError:
    import simplejson as json

Thekla

Python 2.4 is no longer supported by the latest versions of simplejson. – Carrigan

You can get simplejson for 2.4 from here: pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/s/simplejson – Mallett

Answer 2

Now, a few years later, simplejson does only support python 2.5+. No more simplejson for systems stuck on 2.4. Even though it is not supported, you may find older packages on pypi. 2.0.9 or 2.1.0 should work.

pip install simplejson==2.1.0

(I could not comment on the chosen answer, but this just bit me hard, so it may be useful to others as well)

Thyratron

Good hint, you're not the only one "stuck" on 2.4! – Saxhorn

and for those who don't know the syntax: pip install simplejson==2.1.0 – Merciless

Answer 3

I needed to get this up on an old box with Python 2.4.3. Used simplejson-1.7-py2.4.egg from here:

https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.4/s/simplejson/

Thematic