import json
class Foo(object):
def __init__(self):
self.bar = 'baz'
self._qux = 'flub'
def somemethod(self):
pass
def default(instance):
return {k: v
for k, v in vars(instance).items()
if not str(k).startswith('_')}
json_foo = json.dumps(Foo(), default=default)
assert '{"bar": "baz"}' == json_foo
print(json_foo)