● 0.1.x · pure Python · zero dependencies

Stop chaining brackets.
Start walking the path.

PyJget reads nested JSON and dictionaries with plain dot notation — "user.profile.name" instead of four pairs of brackets and a prayer.

$ pip install PyJget
Read the docs →
playground.py
Sample data

          

          

            
Try a path

            

              jget(data,
              
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Result

              
Alice

            

          

        

      

    

  


  

    

      

        

        
The problem

      

      
Nested data shouldn't need a safety harness.

      

        

          Without PyJget
          
data["user"]["profile"]["name"]

# or, defensively:
data.get("user", {}) \
    .get("profile", {}) \
    .get("name")

        

        

          With PyJget
          
from pyjget import jget

name = jget(data, "user.profile.name")

        

      

    

  


  

    

      

        

        
Built for

      

      
Small footprint. Predictable behavior.

      

        
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Pure Python
No compiled extensions, no build step. Drops into any project as-is.

        
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Zero dependencies
Nothing to resolve, nothing to conflict with. Just PyJget.

        
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Dot notation
Address nested keys and list indexes the way you'd say them out loud.

        
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Safe defaults
Missing a key? You get your fallback back, not a traceback.

        
Kb
Lightweight
One small module. Nothing to configure, nothing to learn twice.

        
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Easy to learn
One function. If you can write a path, you can use PyJget.

        
ms
Fast execution
A straightforward walk down the object graph — no regex, no parsing overhead.

        
[i]
List indexes
Numeric segments like users.0.email step straight into arrays.

      

    

  


  

    

      

        

        
Quickstart

      

      
From install to first extraction.

      

        
Install

        
Basic use

        
Lists

        
Safe defaults

      

      
# from PyPI
pip install PyJget

# then, in Python
from pyjget import jget

      
data = {
    "user": {
        "profile": {"name": "Alice", "age": 22}
    }
}

name = jget(data, "user.profile.name")
# "Alice"

      
data = {"users": [{"email": "a@x.com"}, {"email": "b@x.com"}]}

first_email = jget(data, "users.0.email")
# "a@x.com"

      
nickname = jget(data, "user.profile.nickname", default="Unknown")
# "Unknown" — no KeyError, no crash