import json import io # Define data data = 'Hello world!' # Write JSON file with io.open('C:\\Users\\lleyt\\OneDrive\\Desktop\\Schoolwork\\4.140\\Final Project\\Code\\test_data.json', 'w', encoding='utf8') as outfile: str_ = json.dumps(data, indent=4, sort_keys=True, separators=(',', ': '), ensure_ascii=False) outfile.write((str_))