''' A generic file used for turning a json into a compressed version of itself (minimal whitespaces). Compressed files are useful for lowering the amount of data sent. Usage: python compress_json.py [infile rel path] [outfile rel path] ''' if __name__ == "__main__": import json import argparse parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pull data from wynn API.") parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from') parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into') args = parser.parse_args() infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile json.dump(json.load(open(infile)), open(outfile, "w"), ensure_ascii=False, separators=(',', ':'))