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I feel slightly foolish for not checking your JSON in the first place; I kind of just assumed it was a valid JSON string. Keys being contained within double quotes is just one of the rules that defines the JSON syntax. They're slightly more strict than the rules for defining a regular JavaScript object in code, but I'd assume that's because JSON is intended as a language-independent way of exchanging data.

Anthony Grist
– Anthony Grist

2012-08-05 19:38:18 +00:00
Commented Aug 5, 2012 at 19:38

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
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def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
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indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
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