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Custom JSON Encoder for own type
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custom_json_encoder.py
import json
from json import JSONEncoder
class Custom(object):
def serialize(self):
return 42
class CustomEncoder(JSONEncoder):
def default(self, o):
if isinstance(o, Custom):
return o.serialize()
return o
c = Custom()
json.dumps(c, cls=CustomEncoder)
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