Posted in Sapiosexual python – What is the difference between json.load () and json.loads … August 15, 2025 In Python, what is the difference between json.load() and json.loads()? I guess that the load () function must be used with a file object (I need thus to use a context manager) while the loads () function take the path to the file as a string. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39719689/what-is-the-difference-between-json-load-and-json-loads-functions