#NEWLINE# @ classmethod #NEWLINE# def decode( cls , string , **opts ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# 'Decode the given JSON string.\n\n        :param string: the JSON string to decode\n        :type string: basestring\n        :return: the corresponding Python data structure\n        :rtype: object\n        ' #NEWLINE# return _json . loads ( string , object_hook = defaults . types . dict , ** opts )