Checks to see if a config json file exists at json_path, and returns a python data type of the contents read from the json file. If the json file doesn't exist, outputs json file using the python data type (json compatible) optionally passed as default_data, then loads from the file.
Args:
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json_path (Path): pathlib.Path pointing to json file location.
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default_data (any, optional): python data type (json compatible) to output to json file. Defaults to None.
Returns:
- any: python data type read from json data.
import loadconfig
JSON = "/Volumes/USB/config.json"
_dictionary = load_config(JSON)
print(_dictionary["something cool"])This program will attempt to load some of the values required to run from a file located at ~/PyAppFiles/MyApp/config.json (sample file located in package json folder). If the file isn’t found in the specified folder, the program will generate a file at that location with default values at run time. This file’s values will need to be updated with the correct data in order for the program to run correctly, i.e. not crash.
Sample config.py file and json file located in /samples