import json


def jsonDecode(jsonString):
    """Takes a json String and converts it into a Python object such as
    a list or a dict.

    If the input is not valid json, a string is returned.

    Args:
        jsonString (str): The JSON string to decode into a Python
            object.

    Returns:
        dict: The decoded Python object.
    """
    return json.loads(jsonString)