check_json.py

import os
import json

JSON_FILE = "articles.json"

print("WORKDIR:", os.getcwd())
print("Files:", os.listdir("."))
print("Exists articles.json?", os.path.exists(JSON_FILE))

try:
    with open(JSON_FILE, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        data = json.load(f)
    print("JSON loaded successfully, items:", len(data))
except Exception as e:
    print("Error loading JSON:", e)