code: def load_json_string(data):
    
  
    deserialized_object = None
  
    try:
      deserialized_object = json.loads(data)
  
    except TypeError:
      message = 'Invalid JSON string: ' + repr(data)
      raise securesystemslib.exceptions.Error(message)
  
    except ValueError:
      message = 'Cannot deserialize to a Python object: ' + repr(data)
      raise securesystemslib.exceptions.Error(message)
  
    else:
      return deserialized_object
docs: <Purpose>
      Deserialize 'data' (JSON string) to a Python object.
  
    <Arguments>
      data:
        A JSON string.
  
    <Exceptions>
      securesystemslib.exceptions.Error, if 'data' cannot be deserialized to a
      Python object.
  
    <Side Effects>
      None.
  
    <Returns>
      Deserialized object.  For example, a dictionary.