Merge branch 'bids-json-file' of https://github.com/bids-standard/pybids

into bids-json-file
bids-standard · May 15, 2019 · a5b8f3b · a5b8f3b
2 parents 53fb7ba + 24f6e1c
commit a5b8f3b
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diff --git a/bids/layout/models.py b/bids/layout/models.py
@@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ class BIDSJSONFile(BIDSFile):
 
     def get_dict(self):
         ''' Return the contents of the current file as a dictionary. '''
-        return json.loads(self.get_json())
+        d = json.loads(self.get_json())
+        if not isinstance(d, dict):
+            raise ValueError("File %s is a json containing %s, not a dict which was expected" % (self.path, type(d)))
+        return d
 
     def get_json(self):
         ''' Return the contents of the current file as a JSON string. '''