Why does it give an error when reading JSON?

Question

Python

with open(f'example.json', mode='r', encoding='utf-8') as srcfl:
    data = json.load(srcfl)
    print(data)

Error when executing code:
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (char 1)

JSON itself:

{'autoData': {'carplate': 'b584bk82',
'city_sale': 'The car was sold in the city: Yevpatoriya',
'color': 'BLACK',
'drom.ru': ' https://yevpatoriya.drom .ru/audi/q5/27413672.html ',
'frame': None,
'frame_id': 2955504,
'image': ' https://s.auto.drom.ru/photo/IeOxpiBFzKg-Ds87cwbsi... ' ,
'info': 'Audi Q5 for sale, 2008 in Yevpator',
'model': 'AUDI Q5 ',
'power': 211,
'price': '899\xa0000\xa0₽',
'status': 'For sale on Drom.ru, listing 27413672 from '
'11/25/2017, viewed 427',
'type': 'Station wagon',
'vin': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985',
'volume': 1984,
'year': 2008},
'autoDescription': ['Car of the most complete set , there is everything (double
panorama, electric trunk, blind spot camera, etc.) !!! '
'+Studded winter tires on original rims!'],
'autoOsago': {'data': None,
'parse': {'body': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985',
'cacheTime': '1645991970',
'id': '12884586',
'insuranceCompany': 'JSC "SK GAYDE"',
'insured': 'Ts***** Alexander Valerievich 27.12.1978',
'kbm': '0.90',
'licensePlate': 'В584ВК82',
'markModel': 'Audi Q5 (category 'B')',
'owner': 'Ц***** Alexander Valerievich 27.12.1978',
'periodicUse': 'Vehicle use period is not active on '
' requested date',
'policyCost':'7860.76 RUB',
'policyIsRestrict': 'Restricted list of persons allowed '
'to control (allowed: 2 people)',
'policyNumber': '0104094940',
'policySeries': 'XXX',
'policyState': 'Ceased',
'regionOfUse': 'Crimea Rep',
'targetUse': 'Personal',
'useWithTrailer': 'No',
'vin': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985'},
'statusCode': 200},
'autoPhoto': [' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/s3OiCb2pCkj5oafX2x-e. .. ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/Px8baPZOwS2XYDz2czUG... ',
'https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/irK-SJy6LdqfRqf0CJen... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/PZCxW5m9x8_FJFxpkLo2... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/ photo/ZdD19ExMpo2NfW57_GvM... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/FmYAicSzuHlubmpFUR1Z... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/zM7SPgF9q29rIwsEwkWO... ',
' https:/ /s.nomerogram.ru/photo/yWSoNVt6nSeDZehsTn5f... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/Eo16gsbDNLL8o7nP_qny... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/kacv9wn9Wvdqe6ffB_US... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/WChojK4pgnHu7AsSIahT... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/1k0xa6AZnUCAZOckgv98... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo /djPYbZauuirt5C2U9qsI... ',
' https://s.nomerogram.ru/photo/f0ERaoU1fXxmtFEfJfRg... '],
'autoRegistration': ['Registration periods as of 21.01.2022',
'13.09.2017-present , individual',
'06.05.2017-13.09.2017, individual',
'28.01.2015-06.05.2017, individual',
'23.10.2013-28.01.2015, individual',
'10/14/2010-10/23/2013, individual', '11/
29/2008-09/30/2010, individual'],
'autoSTS': 'Vehicle certificate (STS) data not found',
'police': {'aiusdtp': 'On the servers of the traffic police, maintenance is carried out. work or server '
'temporarily unavailable',
'diagnostic': 'Tech. inspections in the traffic police database are missing',
'history': {'RequestResult': {'ownershipPeriods': {'ownershipPeriod': [{'from': '2008-11-29',
'lastOperation': '62',
'to': '2010-09-30'},
{'from': '2010-10-14',
'lastOperation': '12',
'simplePersonType': 'Natural',
'to': '2013-10' -23'},
{'from': '2013-10-23',
'lastOperation': '03',
'simplePersonType': 'Natural',
'to': '2015-01-28'},
{'from': '2015-01-28',
'lastOperation': '03',
'simplePersonType': 'Natural',
'to': '2017-05-06'},
{'from': '2017-05-06',
'lastOperation': '03',
'simplePersonType': 'Natural',
'to': '2017-09-13'},
{'from': '2017-09-13',
'lastOperation': '03',
'simplePersonType': 'Natural'}]},
'vehicle': {'bodyNumber': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985',
'category': 'B',
'color': 'BLACK',
'engineNumber': 'CDN009783',
'engineVolume': '1984.0',
'model': 'AUDI Q5',
'powerHp': '211.0',
' powerKwt': '155.000',
'type': '21',
'vin': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985',
'year': '2008'},
'vehiclePassport': {}},
'hostname': 'h6-check0-dc',
'message': 'ver.3.3',
'registerToken': '18a1ef1bc1781cb15c17d1131d410117c16e16d11911a118',
'regnum' : '',
'requestTime': '03/01/2022 23:01',
'status': 200,
'vin': 'WAUZZZ8RX9A004985'},
'restricted': 'Data on the presence of restrictions in the traffic police database '
'absent',
'wanted': 'Wanted data in the traffic police database is missing'},
'policeCarLocation': 'Crimea, Auto. passed through the yellow light. Penalty for violation of '
'CAO RF is missing',
'url': ['drom.ru: https://yevpatoriya.drom.ru/audi/q5/27413672.html ']}

Answer 1

As already mentioned above, it is better to correct the source.
But if this is not possible, then ast.literal_eval can be used alternatively :

import ast

with open(f'example.json', mode='r', encoding='utf-8') as srcfl:
    data_s = srcfl.read()

data = ast.literal_eval(data_s)
print(data)

Answer 2

Well, actually, in the error it is written that the name of the object in double quotes is expected. You have singles. Single quotes are not valid