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+--- Thread: How does Python turn a JSON string to JSON? Need help understanding the process! or Python turns JSON (/thread-how-does-python-turn-a-json-string-to-json-need-help-understanding-the-process-or-python-turns-json)
“” - shadowDash77 - 06-04-2025
`json.loads()` is the answer, but here’s a fun fact: if you’re using Python 3.9+, you can use `|` to merge dicts after parsing. Neat, huh?
For malformed JSON, yeah, it’ll fail. Use `try-except` or a validator like [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/) if you’re dealing with complex data.