How do I check if a string is valid JSON in Python?

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You can try to do json.loads(), which will throw a ValueError if the string you pass can’t be decoded as JSON.

In general, the “Pythonic” philosophy for this kind of situation is called EAFP, for Easier to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission.

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