Sample Flask route to create JSON from Dictionary

jsonify_route.py

from flask import jsonify

@app.route('/data/ideas')
def data_ideas():

	# query for the ideas - return oldest first, limit 10
	ideas = models.Idea.objects().order_by('+timestamp').limit(10)

	if ideas:

		# list to hold ideas
		public_ideas = []

		#prep data for json
		for i in ideas:
			
			tmpIdea = {
				'creator' : i.creator,
				'title' : i.title,
				'idea' : i.idea,
				'timestamp' : str( i.timestamp )
			}

			# comments / our embedded documents
			tmpIdea['comments'] = [] # list - will hold all comment dictionaries
			
			# loop through idea comments
			for c in i.comments:
				comment_dict = {
					'name' : c.name,
					'comment' : c.comment,
					'timestamp' : str( c.timestamp )
				}

				# append comment_dict to ['comments']
				tmpIdea['comments'].append(comment_dict)

			# insert idea dictionary into public_ideas list
			public_ideas.append( tmpIdea )

		# prepare dictionary for JSON return
		data = {
			'status' : 'OK',
			'ideas' : public_ideas
		}

		# jsonify (imported from Flask above)
		# will convert 'data' dictionary and set mime type to 'application/json'
		return jsonify(data)

	else:
		error = {
			'status' : 'error',
			'msg' : 'unable to retrieve ideas'
		}
		return jsonify(error)