json_simple_types_decode.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


import json

data = [{'a': 'A', 'b': (2, 4), 'c': 3.0}]
print 'DATA  :', data

data_string = json.dumps(data)
print 'ENCODED:', data_string

decoded = json.loads(data_string)
print 'DECODED:', decoded

print 'ORIGINAL:', type(data[0]['b'])