How do I convert json dump in sqlite3 table using Python

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Hi all,

I have a simple problem. I am trying to get data from an API using a python script and add it to a database. preferably sqlite3 for ease of access. I am trying to get the code to decide the columns and add data to the row, without me explicitly having to do so.

my code is written below:

import json
import urllib
import sqlite3

serviceurl='<Enter API here>'

while True:
    print ''


    connection=urllib.urlopen(serviceurl)
    db=sqlite3.connect('TD.db')
    data = connection.read()
    print data[:250]
    headers = connection.info().dict
    print headers
  
    js = json.loads(data)
    someitem=js.itervalues().next()
    columns=list(someitem.keys())
    query = query.format(",".join(columns), ",?" * len(columns))
    for  data in js.iteritems():
        keys = (tuple(data[c] for c in columns))
        c = db.cursor()
        c.execute(query)
        c.close()

What I have tried:

I have tried this code with the following error:
columns=list(someitem.keys())
AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'keys'

I am getting data out of the API because given the following command, I am getting results

print json.dumps(js, indent=4)

There has to be an easier way of doing it, but I can't hardcode the columns, I need it to dynamically make columns from the dumps and then add data to the row. Any suggestions?