Index: Lib/json/tests/test_decode.py
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--- Lib/json/tests/test_decode.py	(revision 82838)
+++ Lib/json/tests/test_decode.py	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
         rval = json.loads('{   "key"    :    "value"    ,  "k":"v"    }')
         self.assertEquals(rval, {"key":"value", "k":"v"})
 
+    def test_object_empty(self):
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads("{}"), {})
+
     def test_object_pairs_hook(self):
         s = '{"xkd":1, "kcw":2, "art":3, "hxm":4, "qrt":5, "pad":6, "hoy":7}'
         p = [("xkd", 1), ("kcw", 2), ("art", 3), ("hxm", 4),