[utils] js_to_json: Fix bug in f55523c (#5771)

Authored by: ChillingPepper, pukkandan
2022-12-30 07:38:38 +01:00 · 2022-12-30 07:38:38 +01:00 · d5f043d127
commit d5f043d127
parent fe74d5b592
2 changed files with 86 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@ -3360,7 +3360,13 @@ def js_to_json(code, vars={}, *, strict=False):
                return f'"{i}":' if v.endswith(':') else str(i)

        if v in vars:
-            return json.dumps(vars[v])
+            try:
+                if not strict:
+                    json.loads(vars[v])
+            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+                return json.dumps(vars[v])
+            else:
+                return vars[v]

        if not strict:
            return f'"{v}"'