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Now, what you show is dict, but I will assume it's a string

spam = """{"172.217.23.131": [{'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '1', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'tcpmux', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '2', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'compressnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '3', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'compressnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '4', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '5', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'rje', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '6', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '7', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'echo', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '8', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '9', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'discard', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '10', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf':'3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '11', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'systat', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '12', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '13', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl':'0', 'service': {'name': 'daytime', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '14', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '15', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl':'0', 'service': {'name': 'netstat', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '16', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '17', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl':'0', 'service': {'name': 'qotd', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '18', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'msp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '19', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'chargen', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '20', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'ftp-data', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}},{'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '21', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'ftp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '22', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'ssh', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '23', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'telnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '24', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'priv-mail', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '25', 'state': 'open', 'reason': 'syn-ack', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'smtp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}, {'host': '172.217.23.131', 'protocol': 'tcp', 'portid': '26', 'state': 'filtered', 'reason': 'no-response', 'reason_ttl': '0', 'service': {'name': 'rsftp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}}]}"""
from ast import literal_eval

eggs = literal_eval(spam)
for element in eggs.values():
    for item in element:
        for key, value in item.items():
            print(f'{key} --> {value}')
        print('\n-----------------------\n\n')
    print('\n================================\n\n')

Output

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Output:
host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 1
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'tcpmux', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 2
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'compressnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 3
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'compressnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 4
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 5
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'rje', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 6
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 7
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'echo', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 8
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 9
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'discard', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 10
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 11
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'systat', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 12
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 13
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'daytime', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 14
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 15
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'netstat', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 16
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'unknown', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 17
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'qotd', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 18
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'msp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 19
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'chargen', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 20
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'ftp-data', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 21
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'ftp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 22
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'ssh', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 23
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'telnet', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 24
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'priv-mail', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 25
state --> open
reason --> syn-ack
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'smtp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------


host --> 172.217.23.131
protocol --> tcp
portid --> 26
state --> filtered
reason --> no-response
reason_ttl --> 0
service --> {'name': 'rsftp', 'method': 'table', 'conf': '3'}

-----------------------



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Using ast.literal_eval is safe way (in comparison to just use eval) to convert the string to dict

In addition you can look at https://pypi.org/project/python3-nmap/ that may be more convenient and will yield json in which case you can use json module to parse it further

Thank you it works very well it's great