marshmallow: simplified object serialization

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marshmallow is an ORM/ODM/framework-agnostic library for converting complex datatypes, such as objects, to and from native Python datatypes.

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Example

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from datetime import date
from pprint import pprint

from marshmallow import Schema, fields

class ArtistSchema(Schema):
    name = fields.Str()

class AlbumSchema(Schema):
    title = fields.Str()
    release_date = fields.Date()
    artist = fields.Nested(ArtistSchema())

bowie = dict(name="David Bowie")
album = dict(artist=bowie, title="Hunky Dory", release_date=date(1971, 12, 17))

schema = AlbumSchema()
result = schema.dump(album)
pprint(result, indent=2)
# { 'artist': {'name': 'David Bowie'},
#   'release_date': '1971-12-17',
#   'title': 'Hunky Dory'}

In short, marshmallow schemas can be used to:

Validate input data.
Deserialize input data to app-level objects.
Serialize app-level objects to primitive Python types. The serialized objects can then be rendered to standard formats such as JSON for use in an HTTP API.

Get It Now

$ pip install -U marshmallow

Documentation

Full documentation is available at https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/ .

Requirements

Python >= 3.8

Ecosystem

A list of marshmallow-related libraries can be found at the GitHub wiki here:

https://github.com/marshmallow-code/marshmallow/wiki/Ecosystem

Credits

Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute.

You're highly encouraged to participate in marshmallow's development. Check out the Contributing Guidelines <https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html>_ to see how you can help.

Thank you to all who have already contributed to marshmallow!

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Backers

If you find marshmallow useful, please consider supporting the team with a donation. Your donation helps move marshmallow forward.

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Project Links

Docs: https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/
Changelog: https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html
Contributing Guidelines: https://marshmallow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/marshmallow/
Issues: https://github.com/marshmallow-code/marshmallow/issues
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License

MIT licensed. See the bundled LICENSE <https://github.com/marshmallow-code/marshmallow/blob/dev/LICENSE>_ file for more details.

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