title: How to Read .json file in python code from google cloud storage bucket
body: <p>I'm trying to read a <code>.json</code> file as <code>dict()</code> in a python code from <strong>VM instance</strong> stored in google cloud storage bucket. </p>
  
  <p>I tried reading json file as blob:</p>
  
  <pre><code>client = storage.Client()
  bucket = client.get_bucket('bucket-id-here')
  blob = bucket.get_blob('remote/path/to/file.json')
  str_json = blob.download_as_string()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I'm unable to decode the <code>str_json</code>. Is my approach correct? if any other approach available please let me know.</p>
  
  <p>I need something like:</p>
  
  <pre class="lang-py prettyprint-override"><code># Method to load json
  dict = load_json(gcs_path='gs://bucket_name/filename.json')
  </code></pre>