parse bucket_name value as Python dictionary if it starts with '{'

tasks/deploy.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # Standard library imports
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import glob
+import json
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -258,6 +259,10 @@ def upload_tarball(job_dir, build_target, timestamp, repo_name, pr_number):
     endpoint_url = deploycfg.get(ENDPOINT_URL) or ''
     bucket_spec = deploycfg.get(BUCKET_NAME)
 
+    # if bucket_spec value looks like a dict, try parsing it as such
+    if bucket_spec.lstrip().startswith('{'):
+        bucket_spec = json.loads(bucket_spec)
+
     jobcfg_path = os.path.join(job_dir, CFG_DIRNAME, JOB_CFG_FILENAME)
     jobcfg = config.read_config(jobcfg_path)
     target_repo_id = jobcfg[JOB_REPOSITORY][JOB_REPO_ID]