#  might have been queried from the widgets.
#


#-- reading and writing json (for the config module)  ----------------------------------

import sys
if sys.version_info > (2, 9):
    unicode = str
from compat2and3 import unicode
    #dict.iteritems = dict.items

# try to load the system module first
try:
        from json import dump as json_dump, load as json_load
except:
        print("no native Python JSON module")