gistfile1.py

def test_json(encode, decode):
    data = {
        "foo": u"The quick brown fæx jomps øver da læzy dåg",
    }
    x = encode(data)
    print("ENCODED: %s" % x)
    e = decode(x)
    print("DECODED: %s" % e)

import simplejson
import cjson
test_json(simplejson.dumps, simplejson.loads)
test_json(cjson.encode, cjson.decode)

gistfile2.txt

TESTING JSON simplejson
ENCODED: {"foo": "The quick brown f\u00e6x jomps \u00f8ver da l\u00e6zy d\u00e5g"}
DECODED: {'foo': u'The quick brown f\xe6x jomps \xf8ver da l\xe6zy d\xe5g'}
TESTING JSON cjson
ENCODED: {"foo": "The quick brown f\u00e6x jomps \u00f8ver da l\u00e6zy d\u00e5g"}
DECODED: {'foo': u'The quick brown f\xe6x jomps \xf8ver da l\xe6zy d\xe5g'}