def cat_data(): x = Videos() categ = x.allCategories() embedly = x.embedlyKey() #reassemble data into an object obj = {} i = 0 for item in categ: obj[i] = { 'id' : item[0], 'name' : item[1] } i = i + 1 data = { 'key' : embedly, 'data' : obj } return data