Python replace nested dictionary in a dictionary-CodePudding

I'd like to replace a dictionary in a dictionary, but when I try I keep getting quotes and slashes around the added dictionary.

current_dict = {"header": {"from": "/app/off_grid_control/subscribe",
                               "messageId": "ef6b8e50620ac768569f1f7abc6507a5", "method": "SET",
                               "namespace": "Appliance.Control.ToggleX", "payloadVersion": 1,
                               "sign": "e48c24e510044d7e2d248c68ff2c10ca", "timestamp": 1601908439,
                               "triggerSrc": "Android"}, "payload": {"togglex": {"channel": 0, "onoff": 1}}}

raw_payload = {"togglex": {"channel": 0, "onoff": 1}}
payload = json.dumps(raw_payload)

From a print statement I get:

payload = {"togglex": {"channel": 0, "onoff": 0}}

So that looks fine.

Then I try and add the new dictionary part into the original dictionary:

current_dict["payload"] = payload

And get this:

current_dict = {"header": {"from": "/app/off_grid_control/subscribe",
                               "messageId": "ef6b8e50620ac768569f1f7abc6507a5", "method": "SET",
                               "namespace": "Appliance.Control.ToggleX", "payloadVersion": 1,
                               "sign": "e48c24e510044d7e2d248c68ff2c10ca", "timestamp": 1601908439,
                               "triggerSrc": "Android"}, "payload": "{\"togglex\": {\"channel\": 0, \"onoff\": 0}}"}

Noting all the added " and \ around the payload values. Can someone please help with out to add a different dictionary to "payload" cleanly?

CodePudding user response：

when you do:

payload = json.dumps(raw_payload)

you're converting your dict to a json string that only looks like a dictionary. if you want to add it to an outer dict as a python object, you need to to do it like this:

current_dict["payload"] = json.loads(payload)