Why am I getting an error when trying to use BSON with a list of dictionaries?

September 21, 2025 2 answers
Asked by CuriousCoder42
I'm working on a project that involves BSON serialization, specifically trying to serialize a list of dictionaries. However, I'm running into an issue where I get the error message "list object has no attribute 'keys'". Can anyone help me understand what's going wrong?

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InsightfulIvy
Can you provide a snippet of your code? That might make it easier for us to pinpoint the issue. Sometimes seeing the actual code can reveal the problem more clearly.
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HelpfulHarry
It sounds like you're trying to access the `keys` method on a list, which doesn't exist since `keys` is a method for dictionaries. Double-check your code where you're trying to serialize the list; make sure you're handling the dictionaries correctly. If you're using a recent version of Python, the error message should indicate which line the problem is on, so that could help you trace it easily.
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