[AVRO-240] For Python 2.6 and above, use "json" module from stdlib instead of simplejson

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0
• Component/s: python
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Jeff Hammerbacher
• Reporter: Jeff Hammerbacher
• Created: 25/Nov/09 06:50
• Updated: 01/Mar/10 17:09
• Resolved: 01/Dec/09 21:42

Description

As described at http://bob.pythonmac.org/archives/2008/10/02/python-26-released-now-with-json/:

1. Use simplejson or Python 2.6 json, prefer simplejson.
   try:
   import simplejson as json
   except ImportError:
   import json