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jsonpickle 0.2.0

Python library for serializing any arbitrary object graph into JSON

Latest Version: 0.4.0

Python library for serializing any arbitrary object graph into JSON. It can take almost any Python object and turn the object into JSON. Additionally, it can reconstitute the object back into Python.

>>> import jsonpickle
>>> from jsonpickle.tests.classes import Thing

Create an object.

>>> obj = Thing('A String')
>>> print obj.name
A String

Use jsonpickle to transform the object into a JSON string.

>>> pickled = jsonpickle.encode(obj)
>>> print pickled
{"py/object": "jsonpickle.tests.classes.Thing", "name": "A String", "child": null}

Use jsonpickle to recreate a Python object from a JSON string

>>> unpickled = jsonpickle.decode(pickled)
>>> str(unpickled.name)
'A String'

Warning

Loading a JSON string from an untrusted source represents a potential security vulnerability. jsonpickle makes no attempt to sanitize the input.

The new object has the same type and data, but essentially is now a copy of the original.

>>> obj == unpickled
False
>>> obj.name == unpickled.name
True
>>> type(obj) == type(unpickled)
True

If you will never need to load (regenerate the Python class from JSON), you can pass in the keyword unpicklable=False to prevent extra information from being added to JSON.

>>> oneway = jsonpickle.encode(obj, unpicklable=False)
>>> print oneway
{"name": "A String", "child": null}