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minipileoflaw.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 
 import json
 import logging
+import ast
 
 import datasets
 try:
@@ -95,8 +96,9 @@ class MiniPileOfLaw(datasets.GeneratorBasedBuilder):
             ),
         ]
     
+
     def _generate_examples(self, filepaths):
-        """This function returns the examples from JSONL files, with each line being a separate JSON object."""
+        """This function returns the examples from dict-like strings in files."""
         for filepath in filepaths:
             try:
                 with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
@@ -106,16 +108,16 @@ class MiniPileOfLaw(datasets.GeneratorBasedBuilder):
                             continue
 
                         try:
-                            # Parse each line as a separate JSON object
-                            item = json.loads(line.strip(), ensure_ascii=False)
+                            # Parse each line as a separate dict object
+                            item = ast.literal_eval(line.strip())
                             yield {
                                 "text": item.get("text", ""),
                                 "created_timestamp": item.get("created_timestamp", ""),
                                 "downloaded_timestamp": item.get("downloaded_timestamp", ""),
                                 "url": item.get("url", "")
                             }
-                        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                            print(f"Error parsing JSON on line in file {filepath}: {e}")
+                        except (ValueError, SyntaxError) as e:
+                            print(f"Error parsing dict on line in file {filepath}: {e}")
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"Error reading file {filepath}: {e}")