BOM-618 Pass unicode to json.loads

lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_video_handlers.py

@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ class TestStudioTranscriptTranslationPostDispatch(TestVideo):
         request = Request.blank('/translation', POST=post_data)
         response = self.item_descriptor.studio_transcript(request=request, dispatch='translation')
         self.assertEqual(response.status, '201 Created')
-        response = json.loads(response.body)
+        response = json.loads(response.text)
         self.assertTrue(response["language_code"], "uk")
         self.assertDictEqual(self.item_descriptor.transcripts, {})
         self.assertTrue(edxval_api.get_video_transcript_data(video_id=response["edx_video_id"], language_code="uk"))

lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_word_cloud.py

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class TestWordCloud(BaseTestXmodule):
 
         for user in self.users:
             self.assertDictEqual(
-                json.loads(responses[user.username].content),
+                json.loads(responses[user.username].content.decode('utf-8')),
                 {
                     'status': 'fail',
                     'error': 'Unknown Command!'

lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_views.py

@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ class TestCheckoutWithEcommerceService(ModuleStoreTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(mock_audit_log.called)
 
         # Check the api call
-        self.assertEqual(json.loads(httpretty.last_request().body), {
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(httpretty.last_request().body.decode('utf-8')), {
             'products': [{'sku': 'test-sku'}],
             'checkout': True,
             'payment_processor_name': 'test-processor',
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ class TestPhotoVerificationResultsCallback(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(attempt.status, u'denied')
         self.assertEqual(attempt.error_code, u'Your photo doesn\'t meet standards.')
         self.assertEqual(attempt.error_msg, u'[{"photoIdReasons": ["Not provided"]}]')
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, 'OK!')
+        self.assertEquals(response.content.decode('utf-8'), 'OK!')
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
 
     @patch(

lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py

@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ def results_callback(request):
     body = request.body
 
     try:
-        body_dict = json.loads(body)
+        body_dict = json.loads(body.decode('utf-8'))
     except ValueError:
         log.exception(u"Invalid JSON received from Software Secure:\n\n{}\n".format(body))
         return HttpResponseBadRequest(u"Invalid JSON. Received:\n\n{}".format(body))