Python Serialize Datetime into JSON

Python Serialize Datetime into JSON

import json
import datetime
from json import JSONEncoder

employee = {
    "id": 456,
    "name": "William Smith",
    "salary": 8000,
    "joindate": datetime.datetime.now()
}

# subclass JSONEncoder
class DateTimeEncoder(JSONEncoder):
        #Override the default method
        def default(self, obj):
            if isinstance(obj, (datetime.date, datetime.datetime)):
                return obj.isoformat()

print("Printing to check how it will look like")
print(DateTimeEncoder().encode(employee))

print("Encode DateTime Object into JSON using custom JSONEncoder")
employeeJSONData = json.dumps(employee, indent=4, cls=DateTimeEncoder)
print(employeeJSONData)

Printing to check how it will look like
{"id": 456, "name": "William Smith", "salary": 8000, "joindate": "2024-09-26T09:09:36.428834"}
Encode DateTime Object into JSON using custom JSONEncoder
{
    "id": 456,
    "name": "William Smith",
    "salary": 8000,
    "joindate": "2024-09-26T09:09:36.428834"
}