python - I am trying to read a Json file in google colab, but I am getting an error

Question

The google colab code is shown below:

annotations = []
with open('/content/orig.json') as f:
  for line in f:
    annotations.append(json.loads(line))

The error which I get is

JSONDecodeError: Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 2 column 1 (char 2)

Let me know if I need anymore details.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65933212/i-am-trying-to-read-a-json-file-in-google-colab-but-i-am-getting-an-error

Answer 1

Assume that your file is .json extension but every line is a JSON string, then line 2 in your JSON file 'orig.json' is malformed, it's not in correct JSON syntax, eg. JSON needs doublequotes around keys (properties) and values, not singlequotes.

But normally, when your files come with .json extension, you don't read line by line that way, parse the whole file instead:

annotations = []

with open('/content/orig.json') as f:
    text = f.read()
    annotations.append(json.loads(text))