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How to Read a JSON File into a Dictionary in Python
Load a JSON file into a Python dictionary using the json.load() function with proper file handling and UTF-8 encoding.
import json
from pathlib import Path
def read_json_file(filepath: str) -> dict:
"""Read a JSON file and return its contents as a dictionary."""
path = Path(filepath)
with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
data = json.load(f)
return data
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Create a sample JS…Reassemble File Parts into Original File Bytes in Python
Read sorted part files from a directory and concatenate their bytes into the original file.
import os
import sys
from pathlib import Path
def reassemble_parts(parts_dir: Path, output_path: Path) -> int:
"""
Reassemble file parts into the original file.
Args:
parts_dir: Directory containing the part files
output_path: Path where the reassembled file will be written
Returns:
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