JSON and datetime objects

gistfile1.txt

import json
from datetime import datetime

def datetime_handler(x):
    if isinstance(x, datetime):
        return x.isoformat()
    raise TypeError("Unknown type")

data = {'name': 'Alice', 'date': datetime.now()}
json_string = json.dumps(data, default=datetime_handler)

print(json_string) # {"name": "Alice", "date": "2024-08-23T14:16:47.139272"}