Handling Duplicate Keys in Python Dictionary During API Response Parsing
I'm experimenting with I'm getting frustrated with I'm currently working on a project where I'm parsing JSON responses from an API using Python 3.10. The API sometimes returns duplicate keys in its JSON, which results in the last key-value pair overwriting the previous ones. For example, when I fetch user data, the response can look like this: ```json { "user": { "id": 1, "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com", "email": "alice@newdomain.com" } } ``` When I parse this response using the `json` module, I end up with only the second email: ```python import json response = '{"user": {"id": 1, "name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com", "email": "alice@newdomain.com"}}' user_data = json.loads(response) print(user_data["user"]["email"]) # Outputs: alice@newdomain.com ``` I want to preserve all the email addresses instead of just the last one. I considered storing the emails in a list, but I don't know how to handle the parsing when there are duplicate keys. Is there a way to modify the parsing process to accommodate this scenario? I tried using `collections.defaultdict`, but it didn't seem to resolve the scenario. Any guidance on best practices for handling such cases would be greatly appreciated! Cheers for any assistance! I'm working in a Windows 10 environment. Am I missing something obvious?