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user1328021

Reputation: 9820

Getting No JSON object could be decoded while using simplejson

I'm accessing some data via an API.

The following is my code snippet:

url = self.base_url + specific_url + "?q=" + str(query) + "&" + "filters=[[%22category_id%22,[" + category_id + "]]]" + "&start=" + start + "&sortby=[[%22mpn%22, %22asc%22]]" + "&limit=" + limit + "&apikey=" + self.api_key
response_json = self.web_fetch(url)
return simplejson.loads(urllib.unquote(response_json))

When I go to the URL directly, I can see the data fine. But in my code 'm getting the following error:

No JSON object could be decoded

I started getting this error when I added &sortby=[[%22mpn%22, %22asc%22]] to the url but I am able to navigate to the page fine in my browser so not sure if that's causing the problem or not.

What would cause this error and what are things I can try to fix it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6063

Answers (1)

Ned Batchelder
Ned Batchelder

Reputation: 375484

"No JSON object could be decoded" usually means your JSON is an empty string. Print the value of response_json to see it. Remember the first rule of debugging: When in Doubt, Print More Out.

Upvotes: 1

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