import jsonjson_data = json.dumps({ "result":[ { "run":[ { "action":"stop" }, { "action":"start" }, { "action":"start" } ], "find": "true" } ]})item_dict = json.loads(json_data)print len(item_dict['result'][0]['run'])
Convert it in dict.
You're close. A really simple solution is just to get the length from the 'run' objects returned. No need to bother with 'load' or 'loads':
len(data['result'][0]['run'])