title: How to get value / content in JSON object with python
body: <pre><code>import json
  import urllib
  import urllib2
  url = "https://www.virustotal.com/vtapi/v2/file/report"
  parameters = {"resource": "2aa837802b1c7867a65067525a843566029bd97e3ce99f6eb55217e219043ae1",
           "apikey": "123123123123123123"}
  data = urllib.urlencode(parameters)
  req = urllib2.Request(url, data)
  response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
  
  json_object = json.load(response)
  
  print json_object['scans']
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Could you guys help with with how to get a specific value in the JSON object that my code returns? The code connects to VirusTotal to get object scan results.</p>
  
  <p>I tried to print it with the last line of code but it prints the whole output. </p>
  
  <p>The JSON object looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
      "scans": {
          "TotalDefense": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "37.0.10022",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "nProtect": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "2012-08-09.02",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "CAT-QuickHeal": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "12.00",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "McAfee": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "5.400.0.1158",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "K7AntiVirus": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "9.145.7456",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "TheHacker": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "None",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "VirusBuster": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "15.0.138.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "F-Prot": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "4.6.5.141",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Symantec": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "20121.1.0.298",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Norman": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "6.08.06",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "ByteHero": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "1.0.0.1",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120723"
          },
          "TrendMicro-HouseCall": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "9.500.0.1008",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Avast": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "6.0.1289.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "eSafe": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "7.0.17.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "ClamAV": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "0.97.3.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Kaspersky": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "9.0.0.837",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "BitDefender": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "7.2",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "ViRobot": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "2011.4.7.4223",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Sophos": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "4.80.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Comodo": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "13190",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "F-Secure": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "9.0.16440.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "DrWeb": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "7.0.3.07130",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "VIPRE": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "12556",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "AntiVir": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "7.11.39.82",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "TrendMicro": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "9.561.0.1027",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "McAfee-GW-Edition": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "2012.1",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "Emsisoft": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "5.1.0.11",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Jiangmin": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "13.0.900",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Antiy-AVL": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "2.0.3.7",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "Microsoft": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "1.8601",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "SUPERAntiSpyware": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "4.40.0.1006",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "GData": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "22",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Commtouch": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "5.3.2.6",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "AhnLab-V3": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "2012.08.09.00",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120808"
          },
          "VBA32": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "3.12.18.2",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "PCTools": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "8.0.0.5",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "ESET-NOD32": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "7370",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Rising": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "24.22.02.05",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Ikarus": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "T3.1.1.122.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Fortinet": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "4.3.398.0",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "AVG": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "10.0.0.1190",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          },
          "Panda": {
              "detected": false,
              "version": "10.0.3.5",
              "result": null,
              "update": "20120809"
          }
      },
      "scan_id": "2aa837802b1c7867a65067525a843566029bd97e3ce99f6eb55217e219043ae1-1344514045",
      "sha1": "1bebf3ff83636e19cb8e26b6d46472c614aac7ab",
      "resource": "2aa837802b1c7867a65067525a843566029bd97e3ce99f6eb55217e219043ae1",
      "response_code": 1,
      "scan_date": "2012-08-09 12:07:25",
      "permalink": "https://www.virustotal.com/file/2aa837802b1c7867a65067525a843566029bd97e3ce99f6eb55217e219043ae1/analysis/1344514045/",
      "verbose_msg": "Scan finished, scan information embedded in this object",
      "total": 42,
      "positives": 0,
      "sha256": "2aa837802b1c7867a65067525a843566029bd97e3ce99f6eb55217e219043ae1",
      "md5": "6aadd888170411af8aaa0bd8ebffeba4"
  }
  </code></pre>