fixes #219

Author: jph00

fastcore/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.7"
+__version__ = "1.3.8"

fastcore/xtras.py

@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ def urlread(url, data=None, headers=None, **kwargs):
 # Cell
 def urljson(url, data=None):
     "Retrieve `url` and decode json"
-    return json.loads(urlread(url, data=data))
+    res = urlread(url, data=data)
+    return json.loads(res) if res else {}
 
 # Cell
 def urlcheck(url, timeout=10):

nbs/03_xtras.ipynb

@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
     {
      "data": {
       "text/plain": [
-       "['c', 'h', 'f', 'e', 'g', 'b', 'd', 'a']"
+       "['e', 'c', 'd', 'b', 'h', 'f', 'g', 'a']"
       ]
      },
      "execution_count": null,
@@ -1297,7 +1297,8 @@
     "#export\n",
     "def urljson(url, data=None):\n",
     "    \"Retrieve `url` and decode json\"\n",
-    "    return json.loads(urlread(url, data=data))"
+    "    res = urlread(url, data=data)\n",
+    "    return json.loads(res) if res else {}"
    ]
   },
   {

settings.ini

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author = Jeremy Howard and Sylvain Gugger
 author_email = [email protected]
 copyright = fast.ai
 branch = master
-version = 1.3.7
+version = 1.3.8
 min_python = 3.6
 audience = Developers
 language = English