```python In [2]: import pandas as pd; from io import StringIO In [3]: data = """\ ...: {"a": 1, "b": 2} ...: {"a": 3, "b": 4}""" In [4]: pd.read_json(StringIO(data), lines=True).index Out[4]: Index([0, 1], dtype='int64'). # main Out[3]: RangeIndex(start=0, stop=2, step=1). # 2.1 ```