'''
how do you do a json post in python
'''
import requests
import json

# Define the API endpoint URL
url = 'https://example.com/api/endpoint'

# Define the JSON payload to be sent in the request
payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}

# Convert the payload to a JSON string
json_payload = json.dumps(payload)

# Define the headers for the request
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}

# Send the POST request with the JSON payload and headers
response = requests.post(url, data=json_payload, headers=headers)

# Print the response
print(response.content)