title: ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded - Django request.body
body: <p>the <code>request.body</code> contains this: </p>
  
  <pre><code>"event=project.status.update&amp;project_id=807276&amp;project_status_code=in_progress"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but when I do: </p>
  
  <pre><code>json.loads(request.body)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am getting: </p>
  
  <pre><code>ValueError: No JSON object could be decoded
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>what am I doing wrong?</p>