Convert a Python PickleDB into JSON format for using in other languages.

pickle2json.py

import pickledb
import json

def convert_pickle_to_json(pickle_file, json_file):
    # Load the pickle database
    db = pickledb.load(pickle_file, False)

    # Extract data from the database
    data = {}
    for key in db.getall():
        data[key] = db.get(key)

    # Convert data to JSON format
    json_data = json.dumps(data, indent=4)

    # Write JSON data to a file
    with open(json_file, 'w') as f:
        f.write(json_data)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pickle_file = "cmu_ipa.pickle"
    json_file = "cmu_ipa.json"
    convert_pickle_to_json(pickle_file, json_file)
    print(f"Pickle database '{pickle_file}' converted to JSON file '{json_file}'.")

Originally used to convert https://people.umass.edu/nconstan/CMU-IPA/ from https://github.com/yokolet/transcript Pickle format to JSON.