json.decoder.JSONDecodeError Bug

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What is the bug or the crash?

An error has occurred while executing Python code:

json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 5 (char 4)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\qgis_hub_plugin\plugin_main.py", line 174, in open_resource_browser_dialog
dialog = ResourceBrowserDialog(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\qgis_hub_plugin\gui\resource_browser.py", line 89, in init
self.populate_resources()
File "C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\qgis_hub_plugin\utilities\qgis_util.py", line 11, in wrapper
return func(*args, **kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\qgis_hub_plugin\gui\resource_browser.py", line 209, in populate_resources
response = get_all_resources(force_update=force_update)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\qgis_hub_plugin\core\api_client.py", line 18, in get_all_resources
return json.load(f)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\json_init.py", line 293, in load
return loads(fp.read(),
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\json_init_.py", line 346, in loads
return _default_decoder.decode(s)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\json\decoder.py", line 337, in decode
obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\json\decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode
raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 5 (char 4)

Python version: 3.12.6 (main, Sep 7 2024, 18:59:42) [MSC v.1938 64 bit (AMD64)]
QGIS version: 3.38.3-Grenoble Grenoble, 37f9e6efee

Python Path:
C:\Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins\OpenTopography-DEM-Downloader
C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis/./python
C:/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
C:/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python/plugins
C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis/./python/plugins
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\grass\grass84\etc\python
C:\Users\user\Documents
C:\OSGeo4W\bin\python312.zip
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\DLLs
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib
C:\OSGeo4W\bin
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python312\site-packages
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\site-packages
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\site-packages\win32
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\site-packages\win32\lib
C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Python312\Lib\site-packages\Pythonwin
C:/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3\profiles\default/python
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\default\python\plugins\HCMGIS/forms

Steps to reproduce the issue

when trying to start the plugin it gives that error

QGIS and Plugin Versions

qgis 3.36

qgis hub plugin 0.1.2

Operating System

Windows 10

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*Qgis 3.38

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Ohh and this is on default profile ...... if you change profile the plugin works fine