Import native Python JSON only

[digitaldavenyc]

Pull Request derived from the discussion on issue #3052

[Lukasa]

LGTM.

[sigmavirus24]

✨ 🍰 ✨

[kennethreitz]

Really, no longer a need for json to be in compat at all anymore, let alone be called complexjson.

But, that would require touching a lot more code.

[digitaldavenyc]

@kennethreitz I actually was going to rename complexjson to json but there are json variable references all over the models.py file and decided it was probably best not to refactor it. If you still think it's a good idea I'm game to change it.

[digitaldavenyc]

Perhaps there a different name we could use for the import so it would require less touching of code. jsonp?

[kennethreitz]

Ah, prob best to import json as complexjson in models.py then (instead of compat.py).

It's a clever name, and I enjoy cleverness.

[digitaldavenyc]

Ha! Agreed, complexjson is a good alt name. Best to either change it to json or leave it as is.

[kennethreitz]

PR looks perfect.

[sigmavirus24]

The reason we need complexjson in models.py is because we accept json as a method/function parameter and for those cases we can't also reference json the module without a name collision. Leaving it as such makes life a bit simpler.

That said, I'm open to changing it to one of the following

• loljson
• whyjson
• hailjson
• zomgjson
• whatevenisjson

And probably quite a few other names. ;)

[kennethreitz]

• mwson (micro web services object notation)

[kennethreitz]

• perhapsjson
• itcouldbejson
• pleasedontsayjason

[kennethreitz]

No, it's fine as is.

[sigmavirus24]

I know. I'm just kidding about alternate names. Alternatively

• mycathatesjson
• oneweirdtrickforserializinganddeserializingjson

[kennethreitz]

• magicjson
• sacredjson
• chopjsoncarrywater
• cosmicjson

[digitaldavenyc]

I got it ...

• trumpjson

You guys are gonna delete the PR now aren't you :(

[kennethreitz]

TrumpJSON™: It's unbelievable, really, the best JSON you'll ever experience. Trust me, I know JSON.

[digitaldavenyc]

It overwrites all your code with this way better code, trust me it's better....

[sigmavirus24]

It's a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge download. It makes serialization great again

[crccheck]

anyway this can get in a 2.x release? It's been two years now and simplejson is even less relevant than when this was authored