parameters: (obj, skipkeys=False, ensure_ascii=True, check_circular=True,
          allow_nan=True, cls=None, indent=None, separators=None,
          encoding='utf-8', default=None, **kw)
return_statement: return cls(
          skipkeys=skipkeys, ensure_ascii=ensure_ascii,
          check_circular=check_circular, allow_nan=allow_nan, indent=indent,
          separators=separators, encoding=encoding, default=default,
          **kw).encode(obj)
docstring: Serialize ``obj`` to a JSON formatted ``str``.
  
      If ``skipkeys`` is ``True`` then ``dict`` keys that are not basic types
      (``str``, ``unicode``, ``int``, ``long``, ``float``, ``bool``, ``None``) 
      will be skipped instead of raising a ``TypeError``.
  
      If ``ensure_ascii`` is ``False``, then the return value will be a
      ``unicode`` instance subject to normal Python ``str`` to ``unicode``
      coercion rules instead of being escaped to an ASCII ``str``.
  
      If ``check_circular`` is ``False``, then the circular reference check
      for container types will be skipped and a circular reference will
      result in an ``OverflowError`` (or worse).
  
      If ``allow_nan`` is ``False``, then it will be a ``ValueError`` to
      serialize out of range ``float`` values (``nan``, ``inf``, ``-inf``) in
      strict compliance of the JSON specification, instead of using the
      JavaScript equivalents (``NaN``, ``Infinity``, ``-Infinity``).
  
      If ``indent`` is a non-negative integer, then JSON array elements and
      object members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent
      level of 0 will only insert newlines. ``None`` is the most compact
      representation.
  
      If ``separators`` is an ``(item_separator, dict_separator)`` tuple
      then it will be used instead of the default ``(', ', ': ')`` separators.
      ``(',', ':')`` is the most compact JSON representation.
  
      ``encoding`` is the character encoding for str instances, default is UTF-8.
  
      ``default(obj)`` is a function that should return a serializable version
      of obj or raise TypeError. The default simply raises TypeError.
  
      To use a custom ``JSONEncoder`` subclass (e.g. one that overrides the
      ``.default()`` method to serialize additional types), specify it with
      the ``cls`` kwarg.
docstring_summary: Serialize ``obj`` to a JSON formatted ``str``.
docstring_tokens: Serialize obj to a JSON formatted str .
function: def dumps(obj, skipkeys=False, ensure_ascii=True, check_circular=True,
          allow_nan=True, cls=None, indent=None, separators=None,
          encoding='utf-8', default=None, **kw):
      """
      Serialize ``obj`` to a JSON formatted ``str``.
  
      If ``skipkeys`` is ``True`` then ``dict`` keys that are not basic types
      (``str``, ``unicode``, ``int``, ``long``, ``float``, ``bool``, ``None``) 
      will be skipped instead of raising a ``TypeError``.
  
      If ``ensure_ascii`` is ``False``, then the return value will be a
      ``unicode`` instance subject to normal Python ``str`` to ``unicode``
      coercion rules instead of being escaped to an ASCII ``str``.
  
      If ``check_circular`` is ``False``, then the circular reference check
      for container types will be skipped and a circular reference will
      result in an ``OverflowError`` (or worse).
  
      If ``allow_nan`` is ``False``, then it will be a ``ValueError`` to
      serialize out of range ``float`` values (``nan``, ``inf``, ``-inf``) in
      strict compliance of the JSON specification, instead of using the
      JavaScript equivalents (``NaN``, ``Infinity``, ``-Infinity``).
  
      If ``indent`` is a non-negative integer, then JSON array elements and
      object members will be pretty-printed with that indent level. An indent
      level of 0 will only insert newlines. ``None`` is the most compact
      representation.
  
      If ``separators`` is an ``(item_separator, dict_separator)`` tuple
      then it will be used instead of the default ``(', ', ': ')`` separators.
      ``(',', ':')`` is the most compact JSON representation.
  
      ``encoding`` is the character encoding for str instances, default is UTF-8.
  
      ``default(obj)`` is a function that should return a serializable version
      of obj or raise TypeError. The default simply raises TypeError.
  
      To use a custom ``JSONEncoder`` subclass (e.g. one that overrides the
      ``.default()`` method to serialize additional types), specify it with
      the ``cls`` kwarg.
      """
      # cached encoder
      if (skipkeys is False and ensure_ascii is True and
          check_circular is True and allow_nan is True and
          cls is None and indent is None and separators is None and
          encoding == 'utf-8' and default is None and not kw):
          return _default_encoder.encode(obj)
      if cls is None:
          cls = JSONEncoder
      return cls(
          skipkeys=skipkeys, ensure_ascii=ensure_ascii,
          check_circular=check_circular, allow_nan=allow_nan, indent=indent,
          separators=separators, encoding=encoding, default=default,
          **kw).encode(obj)
function_tokens: def dumps ( obj , skipkeys = False , ensure_ascii = True , check_circular = True , allow_nan = True , cls = None , indent = None , separators = None , encoding = 'utf-8' , default = None , * * kw ) : # cached encoder if ( skipkeys is False and ensure_ascii is True and check_circular is True and allow_nan is True and cls is None and indent is None and separators is None and encoding == 'utf-8' and default is None and not kw ) : return _default_encoder . encode ( obj ) if cls is None : cls = JSONEncoder return cls ( skipkeys = skipkeys , ensure_ascii = ensure_ascii , check_circular = check_circular , allow_nan = allow_nan , indent = indent , separators = separators , encoding = encoding , default = default , * * kw ) . encode ( obj )