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I am receiving this error in Python 3.5.1.
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
Here is my code:
import json import urllib.request connection = urllib.request.urlopen('http://python-data.dr-chuck.net/comments_220996.json') js = connection.read() print(js) info = json.loads(str(js)) 
600
The Python "json. decoder. JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)" occurs when we try to parse something that is not valid JSON as if it were. To solve the error, make sure the response or the file is not empty or conditionally check for the content type before parsing.
You can resolve this error by checking the JSON file or string for valid content and using an if-statement when making a RESTful call to ensure the status code is 200 and the content type is application/json .
JSONDecodeError: Extra data" occurs when we try to parse multiple objects without wrapping them in an array. To solve the error, wrap the JSON objects in an array or declare a new property that points to an array value that contains the objects.
If you look at the output you receive from print() and also in your Traceback, you'll see the value you get back is not a string, it's a bytes object (prefixed by b):
b'{\n "note":"This file ..... If you fetch the URL using a tool such as curl -v, you will see that the content type is
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 So it's JSON, encoded as UTF-8, and Python is considering it a byte stream, not a simple string. In order to parse this, you need to convert it into a string first.
Change the last line of code to this:
info = json.loads(js.decode("utf-8")) If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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