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diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/parsers/JsonParser.py b/resources/libraries/python/parsers/JsonParser.py
index 1d177670ff..c7a28bc1e4 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/parsers/JsonParser.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/parsers/JsonParser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -11,35 +11,44 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""Used to parse Json files or Json data strings to dictionaries"""
+"""Used to parse JSON files or JSON data strings to dictionaries"""
 
 import json
 
+from io import open
 
-class JsonParser(object):
-    """Parses Json data string or files containing Json data strings"""
+
+class JsonParser:
+    """Parses JSON data string or files containing JSON data strings"""
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_data(json_data):
-        """Return list parsed from json data string.
+        """Return list parsed from JSON data string.
+
+        Translates JSON data into list of values/dictionaries/lists.
 
-        Translates json data into list of values/dictionaries/lists
-        :param json_data: data in json format
-        :return: json data parsed as python list
+        :param json_data: Data in JSON format.
+        :type json_data: str
+        :returns: JSON data parsed as python list.
+        :rtype: list
         """
         parsed_data = json.loads(json_data)
         return parsed_data
 
-    def parse_file(self, json_file):
-        """Return list parsed from file containing json string.
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_file(json_file):
+        """Return list parsed from file containing JSON string.
+
+        Translates JSON data found in file into list of
+        values/dictionaries/lists.
 
-        Translates json data found in file into list of
-        values/dictionaries/lists
-        :param json_file: file with json type data
-        :return: json data parsed as python list
+        :param json_file: File with JSON type data.
+        :type json_file: str
+        :returns: JSON data parsed as python list.
+        :rtype: list
         """
-        input_data = open(json_file).read()
-        parsed_data = self.parse_data(input_data)
+        input_data = open(json_file, u"rt").read()
+        parsed_data = JsonParser.parse_data(input_data)
         return parsed_data