def do_index(): n = Notes("") # will returns a list of row_id's/None rows = n.index() return_str = '{"notes": [' for row in rows: return_str += "{" + GeneralHelpers.createJSONEntry("noteID", str(row[0])) + "," return_str += GeneralHelpers.createJSONEntry("noteName", str(row[1])) + "}," # if there was content parse off the last , if rows: return_str = return_str[:-1] return return_str + "]}"