response.json instead of json.loads

dog_facts.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from requests import get, post
-from json import loads
 from os import getenv
 from collections import namedtuple as nt
 from munch import DefaultMunch
@@ -13,12 +12,12 @@ headers = {
 
 response = get(api_url)
 if response.reason == "OK":
-  dog_fact = DefaultMunch.fromDict(loads(response.text)['data'][0])
+  dog_fact = DefaultMunch.fromDict(response.json()['data'][0])
   payload = {"status": f"didja know: \n {dog_fact.attributes.body}\n#RandomDogFacts", "visibility": "unlisted"}
   response = post(post_endpoint, headers=headers, json=payload)
   if response.reason == "OK":
     if po_user_token:
-      notify(-1, 'dog facts post url: ' + loads(response.text)['uri'])
+      notify(-1, 'dog facts post url: ' + response.json()['uri'])
     else:
       notify(1, 'dog facts post error: ' + response.reason)
 else: