Simply json.dumps() => save to redis => redis.get => json.loads() => Python dict with proper data type created

savejsoninredis.py

__author__ = 'ekowibowo'
import json
import os
import redis

REDIS_HOST = os.getenv('SS_ABTEST_REDIS_HOST', '192.168.59.103')
r = redis.StrictRedis(host=REDIS_HOST)

for k in r.keys('abtest:experiments:*'):
    r.delete(k)

exp1 = {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "testExperiment",
    "device": "desktop",
    "active": False,
    "buckets": [

        {
            "name": "bucket1"
        },

        {
            "name": "bucket2"
        }
    ]
}
exp1_json_dumps = json.dumps(exp1)
print 'json.dumps:', exp1_json_dumps, ' type=', type(exp1_json_dumps)
r.set('abtest:experiments:1', exp1_json_dumps)
exp1_from_redis = r.get('abtest:experiments:1')
print 'exp1_from_redis', exp1_from_redis, ' type=', type(exp1_from_redis)
exp1_from_redis_json_loads = json.loads(exp1_json_dumps)
print 'exp1_from_redis_json_loads', exp1_from_redis_json_loads, 'type=', type(exp1_from_redis_json_loads)

`json.dumps: {"device": "desktop", "active": false, "buckets": [{"name": "bucket1"}, {"name": "bucket2"}], "id": 1, "name": "testExperiment"} type= <type 'str'>

exp1_from_redis {"device": "desktop", "active": false, "buckets": [{"name": "bucket1"}, {"name": "bucket2"}], "id": 1, "name": "testExperiment"} type= <type 'str'>

exp1_from_redis_json_loads {u'device': u'desktop', u'active': False, u'buckets': [{u'name': u'bucket1'}, {u'name': u'bucket2'}], u'id': 1, u'name': u'testExperiment'} type= <type 'dict'>`

YOUR WROOOOONG!!!!

Sorry, @swdevbali if this was too rush but, isn't what you say are going to do.

I've found this because is the first Google's suggestion.
And guess what! You never load the redis get.
Your just reloading the same json dump, not the redis one.
json.loads(exp1_json_dumps)
you should use
json.loads(exp1_from_redis)

This is your code:

exp1_json_dumps = json.dumps(exp1)
print 'json.dumps:', exp1_json_dumps, ' type=', type(exp1_json_dumps)
r.set('abtest:experiments:1', exp1_json_dumps)
exp1_from_redis = r.get('abtest:experiments:1')
print 'exp1_from_redis', exp1_from_redis, ' type=', type(exp1_from_redis)
exp1_from_redis_json_loads = json.loads(exp1_json_dumps)

But, flash news! It won't work!
Anyway, I'm still stuck at this and will continue with my research.