json-five 1.0.0

A JSON5 parser that, among other features, supports round-trip preservation of comments

json-five

JSON5 for Python

Installation

pip install json-five

This project requires Python 3.6 or newer.

Usage

NOTE: the import name is different from the install name (sorry, many were taken already)

>>> import json5
>>> json_text = """{ // This is a JSON5 comment
"foo": "bar" /* this is a JSON5 block
comment that can span lines /*
"bacon": "eggs"
}
"""
>>> json5.loads(json_text)
{"foo": "bar", "bacon": "eggs"}

See also the full documentation

Key features

• Supports the JSON5 spec
• Supports similar interfaces to stdlib json module
• Supports round-trip preservation of comments
• Tries to find all syntax errors at once (instead of raising on the first error encountered)

Status

This project currently fully supports the JSON5 spec but is still undergoing active development, particularly for round-trip support and model-level edits. Additional features are still being added. Check the issues page to see known bugs and unimplemented features.