id = item['id'] body = {'damage': damage, 'stamina': stamina, 'crit_chance': crit_chance} request = {'pathParameters': {'id': id}, 'body': json.dumps(body)} response = update(request, None) return response if __name__ == "__main__": if not ItemModel.exists(): ItemModel.create_table(read_capacity_units=100, write_capacity_units=100, wait=True) item = create_item() print(item) #item = json.dumps(item.get('body')) response = update_item(item['body'], 10, 15, .01) print(response) id = json.loads(item['body'])['id'] request = {'pathParameters': {'id': id}} print(get(request, None))