jsonpointer

Identify specific nodes in a JSON document (RFC 6901)

jsonpointer Permissive license Modified BSD License Active ★ 149 v3.1.1 released 2026-03-23

Install

jsonpointer on PyPI

pip

pip install jsonpointer

uv

uv add jsonpointer

poetry

poetry add jsonpointer

Package facts

License	Modified BSD License (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	none
Maintenance	actively maintained — 143 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-03-23
First released	2011-08-02
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: jsonpointer-3.1.1-py3-none-any.whl

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About jsonpointer

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Resolve JSON Pointers in Python

Library to resolve JSON Pointers according to RFC 6901

See source code for examples * Website: https://github.com/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer * Repository: https://github.com/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer.git * Documentation: https://python-json-pointer.readthedocs.org/ * PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jsonpointer * Travis CI: https://travis-ci.org/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer * Coveralls: https://coveralls.io/r/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer

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Resolves JSON Pointers according to RFC 6901, allowing you to identify and access specific nodes within JSON documents using pointer syntax.

Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies and active maintenance (last commit 2026-03-23). Supports Python 3.10–3.14 and PyPy.

Modified BSD License is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.

Usage

pip install jsonpointer==3.1.1

import jsonpointer
data = {"foo": {"bar": "value"}}
ptr = jsonpointer.JsonPointer("/foo/bar")
value = ptr.resolve(data)

Requires Python 3.10 or later.

Verdict: Stable, well-maintained RFC 6901 implementation with zero dependencies and no known vulnerabilities. Permissive BSD License and broad Python version support (3.10–3.14) make it a low-risk choice for JSON pointer operations.

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Performance characteristics for large JSON documents or deeply nested pointers

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