How to decode an invalid json string in python

Question

I wonder if there is a way to decode a JSON-like string.

I got string:

\'{ hotel: { id: \"123\", name: \"hotel_name\"} }\'

It\'s no

Answer 1

You could try and use a wrapper for a JavaScript engine, like pyv8.

import PyV8
ctx = PyV8.JSContext()
ctx.enter()
# Note that we need to insert an assignment here ('a ='), or syntax error.
js = 'a = ' + '{ hotel: { id: "123", name: "hotel_name"} }'
a = ctx.eval(js)
a.hotel.id
>> '123' # Prints