Convert json array to newline separated

arr2nljson.py

#
#- arr2nljson
#  munt, 2016
#
# Reads in a JSON array and outputs new-line
# separated documents
#
#

import sys
import json

p_fin = sys.argv[1]
p_fout = sys.argv[2]

print("Input: " + p_fin)
print("Output: " + p_fout)

print("Opening files...")

fin = open(p_fin, "r")
fout = open(p_fout, "w")

print("Reading input...")
data = fin.read()

print("Loading json...")
json_data = json.loads(data)

n = 0

print("Writing json...")
for entry in json_data:
  fout.write(json.dumps(entry, sort_keys = True) + "\n")
  n += 1

print("Closing files...")
fin.close()
fout.close()

print("Done...")

print("Wrote " + str(n) + " entries.")