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webargs
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webargs is a Python library for parsing and validating HTTP request objects, with built-in support for popular web frameworks, including Flask, Django, Bottle, Tornado, Pyramid, Falcon, and aiohttp.
Upgrading from an older version?
See the :doc:`Upgrading to Newer Releases <upgrading>` page for notes on getting your code up-to-date with the latest version.
Usage and Simple Examples
from flask import Flask from webargs import fields from webargs.flaskparser import use_args app = Flask(__name__) @app.route("/") @use_args({"name": fields.Str(required=True)}, location="query") def index(args): return "Hello " + args["name"] if __name__ == "__main__": app.run() # curl http://localhost:5000/\?name\='World' # Hello World
By default Webargs will automatically parse JSON request bodies. But it also has support for:
Query Parameters
$ curl http://localhost:5000/\?name\='Freddie' Hello Freddie # pass location="query" to use_args
Form Data
$ curl -d 'name=Brian' http://localhost:5000/ Hello Brian # pass location="form" to use_args
JSON Data
$ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"Roger"}' http://localhost:5000/ Hello Roger # pass location="json" (or omit location) to use_args
and, optionally:
- Headers
- Cookies
- Files
- Paths
Why Use It
- Simple, declarative syntax. Define your arguments as a mapping rather than imperatively pulling values off of request objects.
- Code reusability. If you have multiple views that have the same request parameters, you only need to define your parameters once. You can also reuse validation and pre-processing routines.
- Self-documentation. Webargs makes it easy to understand the expected arguments and their types for your view functions.
- Automatic documentation. The metadata that webargs provides can serve as an aid for automatically generating API documentation.
- Cross-framework compatibility. Webargs provides a consistent request-parsing interface that will work across many Python web frameworks.
- marshmallow integration. Webargs uses marshmallow under the hood. When you need more flexibility than dictionaries, you can use marshmallow Schemas <marshmallow.Schema> to define your request arguments.
Get It Now
pip install -U webargs
Ready to get started? Go on to the :doc:`Quickstart tutorial <quickstart>` or check out some examples.