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Fix JSONDecodeError

in OpenAI Python SDK

Solution

JSONDecodeError often arises when the response from the OpenAI API is malformed JSON or contains non-JSON data (e.g., SSE retry events). Implement robust error handling by checking if the response line is valid JSON before attempting to parse it; you may need to skip lines that are not JSON objects (e.g., retry events) or use a try-except block to catch and handle JSONDecodeError exceptions, logging the error and potentially retrying the request. Specifically, handle the case where the data field might be missing.

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First reported:Oct 31, 2025
Last reported:Oct 31, 2025

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