Python 3.10.6 (main, May 29 2023, 11:10:38) [GCC 11.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import ijson >>> f = open('galaxy_sample.json', 'rb') >>> systems = ijson.items(f, 'item') >>> f.tell() 0 >>> system = next(systems) >>> f.tell() 65536