diff --git a/data/third_party_json/spells.py b/data/third_party_json/spells.py
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+import json
+
+def main():
+    # load json into python
+    print("loading json")
+    ## read file into memory
+    with open('spells.json') as f:
+        # raw_data = f.read()
+        data = json.load(f)
+    print("Imported {} spells.".format(len(data)))
+    # alphabetize spells into a list
+    sorted_names = []
+    for i in data:
+        sorted_names.append(i['name'])
+    sorted_names.sort()
+    # print(sorted_names)
+
+    # get list of dicts in order
+    sorted_dicts = [] # sorted by ['name'] alphabetically
+    for i in sorted_names:
+        for x in data:
+            # yes, I know this is double nested and not that efficient; don't
+            # care yet, it's not that many items
+            if x['name'] == i:
+                sorted_dicts.append(x)
+
+    # NOW we can go alphabetically spell by spell
+    for i in sorted_dicts:
+        do_sql(i)
+
+# TODO write this function after sql schema drafted
+def do_sql():
+    pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()