Serialization and JSON

Goals

1. Describe serialization.
2. Explain how to serialize and deserialize using python and JSON.

Serialization and Deserialization

Serialization is the process of converting a data structure (like a Python object) into a format that can be stored or transmitted, such as a string, file, or stream.

Deserialization is the reverse — converting that format back into a usable data structure.

S:D in Python

Term	Function	Direction
Serialization	json.dumps()	Python → JSON string
Deserialization	json.loads()	JSON string → Python

S:D in Django

If your Django model field is a JSONField, there is no need to manually serialize or deserialize your data structure because Django does this automatically for you.