Loop through json file and reset values [SOLVED]

[AlphaInc]

Your json file is wrong.

Output:
{
    "person": 
        [
            {  <-- This does not belong
                {"id": "1",
                  "name": "Geroge"
                  "status": "unsent"
                 },
                {"id": "2",
                  "name": "Tim"
                  "status": "unsent"
                 }
        ]
}

The thing to remember is you are never using json. You are using Python dictionaries and lists. json is only used to read/write information to a file. It is no relevant.

Load the corrected json file. This produces a dictionary that looks like this:
people = {"person":[{"id":1, "name": "George", "status": "unsent"}, {"id":2, "name": "Tim", "status": "unsent"}]}

Create a list of all person objects that are not sent. I would do this with a comprehension.
unsent = [person for person in people["person"] if person.status == "unsent"]

Randomly select a person from the unsent list and change status to "sent"

dump people to a json file.

I finally managed go get it running. Thanks for your tip with the comprehension