import json import os if not os.path.exists('db.json'): db = {'0': [], '1': []} js = json.dumps(db, indent=2) with open("db.json", "w") as outfile: outfile.write(js) print('Created new db.json') def read(file = 'db.json'): with open(file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as openfile: db = json.load(openfile) return db def write(db, file = 'db.json'): js = json.dumps(db, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False) with open(file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile: outfile.write(js)