19 lines
599 B
Python
19 lines
599 B
Python
import collections
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def canonicalize(json_obj):
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"""This function canonicalizes a Python object that will be serialized as JSON.
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Args:
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json_obj (object): the Python object that will later be serialized as JSON.
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Returns:
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object: json_obj now sorted to its canonical form.
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"""
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if isinstance(json_obj, collections.MutableMapping):
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sorted_obj = sorted({key: canonicalize(val) for key, val in json_obj.items()}.items())
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return collections.OrderedDict(sorted_obj)
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elif isinstance(json_obj, (list, tuple)):
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return [canonicalize(val) for val in json_obj]
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return json_obj
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