Index: graphspell/ibdawg.py
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--- graphspell/ibdawg.py
+++ graphspell/ibdawg.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 import pkgutil
 import re
 from functools import wraps
 import datetime
 import time
+import json
 
 #import logging
 #logging.basicConfig(filename="suggestions.log", level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 from . import str_transform as st
@@ -179,11 +180,10 @@
                 "  Dictionary: {0.nEntry:>12,} entries,    {0.nNode:>11,} nodes,   {0.nArc:>11,} arcs\n" \
                 "  Address size: {0.nBytesNodeAddress:>1} bytes,  Arc size: {0.nBytesArc:>1} bytes\n".format(self)
 
     def writeAsJSObject (self, spfDest, bInJSModule=False, bBinaryDictAsHexString=False):
         "write IBDAWG as a JavaScript object in a JavaScript module"
-        import json
         with open(spfDest, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as hDst:
             if bInJSModule:
                 hDst.write('// JavaScript\n// Generated data (do not edit)\n\n"use strict";\n\nconst dictionary = ')
             hDst.write(json.dumps({
                             "sHeader": "/pyfsa/",