Remove quotes in python dictionary

Question

I get a dictionary like following,

{'members': '{"mgt.as.wso2.com": 4100,"as.wso2.com": 4300}', 'subdomain': 'mgt'}

In the key members value is passed within two single quotes. Is there a way to remove those single quotes. I want the dictionary like following,

{'members': {"mgt.as.wso2.com": 4100,"as.wso2.com": 4300}, 'subdomain': 'mgt'}

Answer 1

Evaluate the string value with literal_eval, and then assign it back to the key:

>>> import ast
>>> d['members'] = ast.literal_eval(d['members'])
>>> d['members']['as.wso2.com']
4300