Update learning_platform.py

learning_platform.py

@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ class CourseBuilder:
     async def plan_course(self, topic: str, difficulty: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         prompt = self.prompts.course_planning_prompt().format(topic=topic, difficulty=difficulty)
         response = await self.llm.apredict(prompt)
+        
+        try:
+            course_plan = json.loads(response)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid JSON response from API: {str(e)}")
 
         if not response:
             raise ValueError("Empty response from API")
@@ -112,7 +117,10 @@ class CourseBuilder:
         if not response:
             raise ValueError("Empty response from API")
 
-        content_json = json.loads(response)
+        try:
+            content_json = json.loads(response)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid JSON response from API: {str(e)}")
         sections = [Section(**section) for section in content_json.get("sections", [])]
 
         # Store embeddings for module content