fixing problem with help command in help_team cog

VPD_BOT/cogs/help_team.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import json
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.commands import slash_command
@@ -13,20 +13,37 @@ class helpteam(commands.Cog):
     async def help_team(self, ctx: discord.ApplicationContext):
         server = ctx.guild
 
-        #Loading the JSON file
-        JSON_FILE_PATH = 'cogs/json_files/help_team.json'
-        if not os.path.exists(JSON_FILE_PATH):
+        json_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "json_files" / "help_team.json"
+        if not json_path.exists():
             await ctx.respond("The help_team.json file is missing.")
             return
-        with open(JSON_FILE_PATH, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            json_data = json.load(f)
 
-        for entry in json_data:
-            jstitle = entry.get("title", "")
-            jsdesc = entry.get("desc", "")
+        try:
+            with json_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                json_data = json.load(f)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            await ctx.respond("The help_team.json file is not valid JSON.")
+            return
 
+        if isinstance(json_data, dict):
+            entries = [json_data]
+        elif isinstance(json_data, list):
+            entries = json_data
+        else:
+            await ctx.respond("The help_team.json file has an unexpected structure.")
+            return
 
+        if not entries or not isinstance(entries[0], dict):
+            await ctx.respond("The help_team.json file has an unexpected structure.")
+            return
+
+        if not entries:
+            await ctx.respond("The help_team.json file is empty.")
+            return
 
+        entry = entries[0]
+        jstitle = entry.get("title", "Help Team")
+        jsdesc = entry.get("desc", "No description provided.")
         
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title=f"{jstitle}",