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id: pyjwt
version: "2.13.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# PyJWT — JSON Web Token implementation in Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pyjwt
uv add pyjwt
poetry add pyjwt

## Description

PyJWT
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A Python implementation of `RFC 7519 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519>`_. Original implementation was written by `@progrium <https://github.com/progrium>`_.

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