$ pip install refract

element = Element('elementName', content='Doe')

element.id = String(content='Doe')
element.title = String(content='Name')
element.description = String(content='A short decription')

element = Object(content=[
  Member(key=String(content='id'), value=String(content='Example'))
])

print(element.underlying_value)
# {'id': 'Example'}

element = String(content='Doe')

element = Number(content=7)

element = Boolean(content=True)

element = Null()

array = Array(content=[
  String(content='Doe')
])

array.append(String(content='Other'))

len(array)

array[0]
# String(content='Doe')

for element in array:
    print(element)

strings = filter(lambda element: element is String, array)

member = Member(key=String(content='id'), value=String(content='Example'))

member.key
# String(content='id')

member.value
# String(content='Example')

obj = Object(content=[
  Member(key=String(content='id'), value=String(content='Example'))
])

len(obj)

obj.keys()
# [String(content='id')]

obj.values()
# [String(content='Example')]

pair = KeyValuePair(key=String(content='id'), value=String(content='Example'))

from refract.json import JSONSerialiser, JSONDeserialiser

serialiser = JSONSerialiser()
json = serialiser.serialise(element)

deserialiser = JSONDeserialiser()
element = deserialiser.deserialise(json)