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diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/core/prompting/utils.py b/autogpts/autogpt/autogpt/core/prompting/utils.py
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+import ast
+import json
+
+
+def to_numbered_list(
+    items: list[str], no_items_response: str = "", **template_args
+) -> str:
+    if items:
+        return "\n".join(
+            f"{i+1}. {item.format(**template_args)}" for i, item in enumerate(items)
+        )
+    else:
+        return no_items_response
+
+
+def json_loads(json_str: str):
+    # TODO: this is a hack function for now. We'll see what errors show up in testing.
+    #   Can hopefully just replace with a call to ast.literal_eval.
+    # Can't use json.loads because the function API still sometimes returns json strings
+    #   with minor issues like trailing commas.
+    try:
+        json_str = json_str[json_str.index("{") : json_str.rindex("}") + 1]
+        return ast.literal_eval(json_str)
+    except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        try:
+            print(f"json decode error {e}. trying literal eval")
+            return ast.literal_eval(json_str)
+        except Exception:
+            breakpoint()