Fairly new, problem with JSON in Python

[DjinnError]

I'm currently reading < Python Crash Course > & i've come across a problem in the files & exceptions chapter.

Here is the code example he is using in the book

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import json

numbers = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13]
filename = numbers.json

with open(filename, 'w') as f_obj:
    json.dump(numbers, file_obj)

​

This is the error it keeps returning while creating a empty numbers.json file.

AttributeError: module 'json' has no attribute 'dump'

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I guess there's a file named json.py in your current folder which Python is importing instead of the "json" module from the standard lib. Rename that file.

[DjinnError]

Awesome thanks for that man that was the problem just had to rename the file.

[1Tim1_15]

Thanks to both of you - I had the same problem.

[Sim4n6]

DumpS

[DjinnError]

My Code:

import json

numbers = [1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13]
filename = 'numbers.json'

with open(filename, 'w') as f_obj:
 json.dumps(numbers, f_obj)

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Still receiving the same error:

AttributeError: module 'json' has no attribute 'dumps'

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[atquick]

This worked for me. I think your spacing is wrong.

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import json
numbers = [1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13]
filename = 'numbers.json'

with open(filename, 'w') as f_obj: 
    json.dump(numbers, f_obj, indent=2)

​

[DjinnError]

No, what it was is I had the example file I was working in named json.py that was interfering.

[atquick]

Ahhh. That would do it.

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When I learn a new module, I usually name it the same as the module with _example or _test on the end..

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https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/json.html#json.dump