Python conditional logic for processing Airtable JSON data

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I have some JSON data from Airtable that I need to process in Python. I want to create a loop that checks a specific field value and performs different actions based on what it finds.

Here’s an example of the data structure I’m working with:

data_records = [
    {'timestamp': '2022-12-15T10:30:45.000Z',
     'attributes': {'Updated': '2022-12-16T08:15:20.000Z',
                    'Employee': 'Sarah',
                    'Priority': 'High',
                    'action': 'process'},
     'record_id': 'rec1A2B3C4D5E6F7G'},
    {'timestamp': '2022-12-15T11:45:30.000Z',
     'attributes': {'Updated': '2022-12-16T09:30:15.000Z',
                    'Employee': 'Michael',
                    'Priority': 'Medium',
                    'action': 'process'},
     'record_id': 'rec2H3I4J5K6L7M8N'}
]

I need help writing a for loop that will check if the ‘action’ field equals ‘process’ and then execute different code blocks depending on the result. How can I iterate through these records and apply conditional logic based on the field values?

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I’ve dealt with similar Airtable JSON setups before. Nested conditionals work great for this. Just loop through your records and grab the action field straight from the attributes dictionary:

for record in data_records:
    if record['attributes']['action'] == 'process':
        # Execute processing logic here
        print(f"Processing record {record['record_id']} for {record['attributes']['Employee']}")
        # Add your specific processing code
    else:
        # Handle non-process records
        print(f"Skipping record {record['record_id']}")

Watch out though - sometimes the ‘action’ field won’t exist in certain records and you’ll get a KeyError. I use record['attributes'].get('action', '') to handle missing fields. You can also throw in elif statements for Priority or Employee fields if you need them.