def is_json_deserializable(thing):
try:<EOL><INDENT>json.loads(thing)<EOL>return True<EOL><DEDENT>except (ValueError):<EOL><INDENT>return False<EOL><DEDENT>
Checks if the given thing can be deserialized from JSON

    :param thing: The object to check if it can be serialized
    :type thing: arbitrary object
    :returns: True if it can be JSON deserialized
    :rtype: bool