# \[IGN-5231\] jsonEncode issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5231-jsonencode-issue/44603>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5231-jsonencode-issue/44603 "2021-03-17T22:04:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-5231-jsonencode-issue/44603/29 "2023-02-22T14:44:51Z")

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I eventually made up a quick function to "groom" the structures into something that `jsonEncode` wouldn't barf on:

> [@Function to convert json string or python dict into ObjectWrapper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/function-to-convert-json-string-or-python-dict-into-objectwrapper/32861/16):
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> Forcing each to the expected type while traversing makes a deep copy: def sanitize\_tree(element): if hasattr(element, '\_\_iter\_\_'): if hasattr(element, 'keys'): return dict((k, sanitize\_tree(element[k])) for k in element.keys()) else: return list(sanitize\_tree(x) for x in element) return element EDIT: Got rid of the unnecessary zip() and used only one keys() iterator instead of two.

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