how to write and read dictionary to a file in python

1dictionary = {'someKey' : 'someValue'}
2file_path = 'somePathToFile/someFileName.py'
3with open(file_path, 'w') as output_file:
4    print(dictionary, file=output_file)

1d = {}
2with open("file.txt") as f:
3    for line in f:
4       (key, val) = line.split()
5       d[int(key)] = val

1# Writing dictionary as json
2import json
3d = {'guitar':'Jerry', 'drums':'Mickey' }
4json.dump(d, open('1.json', 'w'))

1# Reading dictionary from a json file
2json.load(open('1.json', 'r'))