---
id: dacite
version: "1.9.2"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# dacite — Simple creation of data classes from dictionaries.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install dacite
uv add dacite
poetry add dacite

## Description

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# dacite

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This module simplifies creation of data classes ([PEP 557][pep-557])
from dictionaries.

## Installation

To install dacite, simply use `pip`:

```
$ pip install dacite
```

## Requirements

Minimum Python version supported by `dacite` is 3.7.

## Quick start

```python
from dataclasses import dataclass
from dacite import from_dict


@dataclass
class User:
    name: str
    age: int...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Dacite converts dictionaries into instances of Python dataclasses, handling nested structures, type checking, optional fields, unions, generics, and collections with minimal boilerplate.

Verdict: Dacite is a stable, lightweight utility for converting dictionaries to typed dataclass instances. With zero known vulnerabilities, minimal dependencies, and broad Python version support (3.7–3.13), it is well-suited for projects needing simple dict-to-dataclass conversion without the overhead of a full validation framework. The aging maintenance status and 554-day gap since the last release suggest it is mature but not actively developed.

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