Cannot get python to load json file

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This is the error I keep getting

json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

This is what the json data looks like:

{
    "TITLE": "Rome: The Punic Wars - The First Punic War - Extra History - #1",
    "CHANNEL_NAME": "Extra Credits",
    "NUMBER_OF_VIEWS": "3,954,083 views",
    "LIKES": "50,431",
    "DISLIKES": "887",
    "NUMBER_OF_SUBSCRIPTIONS": "2.37M",
    "HASH_TAGS": []
}

I've tried to modify the file to point of deleting all but the curly brackets, then even them to, but the error still happens.

This is what my code looks like:

import json

with open('C:/Users/longv/Desktop/data.json') as f:
    print('hello')
    data = json.load(f)

I also searched StackOverflow, but the discussions are so over my head I don't even understand, and it doesn't look like it'd work in my case anyway.

EDIT: This is a load of BS, because I used the online platform repl.it and this code worked fine.

Have you tried getting rid of each element at a time to rule out an encoding issue with a particular part of the file? — LTheriault
– LTheriault, Commented Jun 1, 2020 at 16:42
everything works also on my end, what python and json version did you used? — bro
– bro, Commented Jun 1, 2020 at 16:49
@bro I'm using python 3.6.0, for json version I have no idea. I only know import son. Let me try to update to the newest python version — Long Vuong
– Long Vuong, Commented Jun 1, 2020 at 16:58

Dejene T. · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-01 16:47:15Z

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First, you have to put the JSON file and the python code in the same directory. Then try to write the following:

with open('yourjsonfile.json') as f:
    data = json.load(f)
# then,if you want to print out the "TITLE" in your context
print(data['TITLE'])

answered Jun 1, 2020 at 16:47

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Long Vuong Over a year ago

Is there a reason why the JSON file have to be in the same directory when I can import a TXT or CSV file from a specified file path? I'm asking because I don't know where my python code is located.

adp459 · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-01 16:58:36Z

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Maybe it's the indentation. Indenting the with block like so might fix it:

import json

with open('C:/Users/longv/Desktop/data.json') as f:
    print('hello')
    data = json.load(f)

answered Jun 1, 2020 at 16:58

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Long Vuong Over a year ago

When I copied and paste the format is exactly what I already had

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