#! /usr/bin/env python import json import sys ENTRIES_FILE = "saucypy.json" def main(): source = sys.argv[1] # 'source', get it? data = {} for line in open( source ): key, value = line.split() data[key] = value json.dump( data, open( ENTRIES_FILE, "w" ), indent = 4, sort_keys = True ) if __name__ == "__main__": main()