decode json response

overmindstudios · Dec 18, 2017 · 84401a7 · 84401a7
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commit 84401a7
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diff --git a/BlenderUpdater.py b/BlenderUpdater.py
@@ -187,12 +187,12 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
             sys.exit()
         # Check for new version on github
         try:
-            Appupdate = urllib.request.urlopen('https://api.github.com/repos/tobkum/BlenderUpdater/releases/latest')
+            Appupdate = urllib.request.urlopen('https://api.github.com/repos/tobkum/BlenderUpdater/releases/latest').read().decode('utf-8')
         except Exception:
             QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(
                 self, "Error", "Unable to get update information")
             logging.error('Unable to get update information from GitHub')
-        UpdateData = json.load(Appupdate)
+        UpdateData = json.loads(Appupdate)
         applatestversion = UpdateData['tag_name']
         # print(UpdateData['tag_name'])
         if StrictVersion(applatestversion) > StrictVersion(appversion):