WizardKit/scripts/wk.prev/functions/json.py
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New project organization
* Script work is brought into better focus
* New layout will be used to better package the python scripts
* No hidden folders (they will be hidden at build time)
* All building should be done under setup/
  * Avoids ambiguous .bin/.cbin folders at root of project
2019-06-28 18:06:43 -06:00

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# Wizard Kit: Functions - JSON
import json
from functions.common import *
def get_json_from_command(cmd, check=True, ignore_errors=True):
"""Capture JSON content from cmd output, returns dict.
If the data can't be decoded then either an exception is raised
or an empty dict is returned depending on ignore_errors.
"""
errors = 'strict'
json_data = {}
if ignore_errors:
errors = 'ignore'
try:
result = run_program(cmd, check=check, encoding='utf-8', errors=errors)
json_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError):
if not ignore_errors:
raise
return json_data
if __name__ == '__main__':
print("This file is not meant to be called directly.")
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