json_to_dataframe.py

# Necessary dependencies
import json
import pandas as pd # Not installed by default, might need to be pip
                    # installed.

# There are a few ways to do this, and this is certainly not the most
# efficient, but it will work.
with open('json_file_path.json', 'r') as json_file_handle:
    df = pd.DataFrame( # Load the array into the dataframe
        json.loads( # Load the array as JSON
            json_file_handle.read() # Read the whole file at once
        )["items"] # Take the array of items
    )
# df is the name of your dataframe