title: Consideration for using object vs. array
body: <p>I have a private JSON object I parse using Python. I now need to make this object public for other developers to use, which is causing me to rethink the structure. The object looks like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
     "service" : "service-1" : {
        "locale" : "Europe": {
           "city" : "Amsterdam": [
              "name":"AMS-1",
              (other key/value data)
           ],
           "city" : "Brussels": [
              "name":"BRU-1",
              **(other key/value data)**
           ],
           "city" : "France": [
              "name":"FRA-1",
              **(other key/value data)**
           ]         
        },
        "locale" : "USA": {
           "city" : "New York": [
              "name":"NYC-1",
              (other key/value data)
           ],
        }
        **(more locale data)**
     }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am not certain if this object will be more difficult to use in other languages, or simply, if the overall structure could be simplified.</p>