Create data.py

data.py

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+  import json
+  
+  def load_data(filename="data.json"):
+    try:
+      with open(filename, "r") as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+      data = {} # Initialize an empty dictionary if no data file exists
+    return data
+  def save_data(data, filename="data.json"):
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
+      json.dump(data, f)