[jsonla-] handle decoding errors in filetype guess

saulpw · May 28, 2024 · 9fe6adc · 9fe6adc
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diff --git a/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py b/visidata/loaders/jsonla.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ def guess_jsonla(vd, p):
             return
 
     if first_line.strip().startswith('['):
-        ret = json.loads(first_line)
+        try:
+            ret = json.loads(first_line)
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            return
         if isinstance(ret, list) and all(isinstance(v, str) for v in ret):
             return dict(filetype='jsonla')