JNCIA-DevOps Data Serialization Practice Question
Which TWO methods are provided by the Python standard library 'json' module for deserializing JSON data? (Choose two)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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json.loads()
The json module provides json.load() for file-like objects and json.loads() for strings.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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json.read()
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. json.read is not a valid function.
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json.decode()
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. json.decode is not a top-level module function.
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json.loads()
Why this is correct
Correct. json.loads() deserializes JSON from a string.
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json.load()
Why this is correct
Correct. json.load() deserializes JSON from a file-like object.
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json.parse()
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. json.parse does not exist in Python's json module.
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