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test_repro.py

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+import re
+import json
+
+def safe_parse_json(text: str):
+    start = text.find("{")
+    end = text.rfind("}")
+    print(f"text type: {type(text)}")
+    print(f"start: {start}, end: {end}")
+    if start != -1 and end != -1:
+        json_str = text[int(start) : int(end) + 1]
+        print(f"json_str: {json_str}")
+        return json.loads(json_str)
+    return None
+
+test_text = "Filler text {\"key\": \"value\"} more filler"
+print(safe_parse_json(test_text))