Write a python script that extracts data from a JSON object and stores it in a new array.
{
    "name": "John Doe", 
    "age": 30,
    "occupation": "programmer"
}
data = [{
    "name": "John Doe",
    "age": 30,
    "occupation": "programmer"
}]

arr = []

for item in data:
    arr.append(item)
    
print(arr)