What is the difference between json.load() and json.loads() functions

Question

In Python, what is the difference between json.load() and json.loads()?

I guess that the load() function must be used with a file

Answer 1

The json.load() method (without "s" in "load") can read a file directly:

import json
with open('strings.json') as f:
    d = json.load(f)
    print(d)

json.loads() method, which is used for string arguments only.

import json

person = '{"name": "Bob", "languages": ["English", "Fench"]}'
print(type(person))
# Output : 

person_dict = json.loads(person)
print( person_dict)
# Output: {'name': 'Bob', 'languages': ['English', 'Fench']}

print(type(person_dict))
# Output : 

Here , we can see after using loads() takes a string ( type(str) ) as a input and return dictionary.