PeeWee JSONField

json_field.py

import peewee as pw


class JSONField(pw.TextField):
    """
    Class to "fake" a JSON field with a text field. Not efficient but works nicely
    """
    def db_value(self, value):
        """Convert the python value for storage in the database."""
        return value if value is None else json.dumps(value)

    def python_value(self, value):
        """Convert the database value to a pythonic value."""
        return value if value is None else json.loads(value)