ndjson
JsonDecoder for ndjson
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need ndjson support in a stable, mature codebase targeting Python 2.7 or 3.5–3.7 and do not require ongoing maintenance. The package is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. No, if you require active maintenance, support for modern Python versions, or need assurance of future compatibility—consider alternatives or vendor the code directly.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- No runtime dependencies and a pure-Python wheel make installation frictionless.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2020-02-25 and last commit 2022-12-26—so no maintenance or security updates should be expected.
License · maintenance · safety
GNU General Public License v3 (copyleft) — Licensed under GNU General Public License v3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or modification must be distributed under the same license; proprietary or closed-source projects should review compatibility before use.
last release 2020-02-25 (2362 days) · last repo commit 2022-12-26 · 69 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,702,710 downloads/mo, #3,641 on PyPI
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import ndjson
# Load from file
with open('data.ndjson') as f:
data = ndjson.load(f)
# Convert to/from text
text = ndjson.dumps(data)
data = ndjson.loads(text)- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (classifiers list only up to 3.7; requires_python is unspecified)
- Whether there are known incompatibilities or edge cases in ndjson parsing that the fact sheet does not surface
What it is and what it does
ndjson is a lightweight, dependency-free library for reading and writing JSON Lines (newline-delimited JSON) files. It mirrors the familiar interface of Python's built-in json and pickle modules, offering both high-level functions (load, loads, dump, dumps) and lower-level streaming classes (reader, writer, JSONEncoder, JSONDecoder) for flexible integration with other libraries like requests.
The package is small, has no external dependencies, and includes tests. However, it has been abandoned since early 2020 with no active maintenance, so it will not receive bug fixes or updates for compatibility with newer Python versions or JSON specifications.
Use it for
- Parse streaming JSON Lines data from APIs or log files without loading entire datasets into memory
- Convert between ndjson text format and Python objects using a json-like interface
- Integrate ndjson parsing into requests-based HTTP clients via the JSONDecoder class
- Write Python objects to ndjson files with csv-like reader/writer classes for batch processing
- Handle newline-delimited JSON in data pipelines where each line is a separate JSON object
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need ndjson support in a stable, mature codebase targeting Python 2.7 or 3.5–3.7 and do not require ongoing maintenance.
The package is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. No, if you require active maintenance, support for modern Python versions, or need assurance of future compatibility—consider alternatives or vendor the code directly.
Install
ndjson on PyPI
Before you install
No runtime dependencies and a pure-Python wheel make installation frictionless. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2020-02-25 and last commit 2022-12-26—so no maintenance or security updates should be expected.
License in practice
Licensed under GNU General Public License v3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or modification must be distributed under the same license; proprietary or closed-source projects should review compatibility before use.
Quickstart
import ndjson
# Load from file
with open('data.ndjson') as f:
data = ndjson.load(f)
# Convert to/from text
text = ndjson.dumps(data)
data = ndjson.loads(text)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (classifiers list only up to 3.7; requires_python is unspecified)
- Whether there are known incompatibilities or edge cases in ndjson parsing that the fact sheet does not surface
Package facts
| License | GNU General Public License v3 copyleft |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,362 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,702,710 / month, #3,641 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 2 - Pre-AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)Natural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7 |
Evidence: ndjson-0.3.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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