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Welcome to ``PyJWT``
====================
``PyJWT`` is a Python library which allows you to encode and decode JSON Web
Tokens (JWT). JWT is an open, industry-standard (`RFC 7519`_) for representing
claims securely between two parties.
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Installation
------------
You can install ``pyjwt`` with ``pip``:
.. code-block:: console
$ pip install pyjwt
See :doc:`Installation <installation>` for more information.
Example Usage
-------------
.. code-block:: python
>>> import jwt
>>> encoded_jwt = jwt.encode({'some': 'payload'}, 'secret', algorithm='HS256')
>>> encoded_jwt
'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb21lIjoicGF5bG9hZCJ9.4twFt5NiznN84AWoo1d7KO1T_yoc0Z6XOpOVswacPZg'
>>> jwt.decode(encoded_jwt, 'secret', algorithms=['HS256'])
{'some': 'payload'}
See :doc:`Usage Examples <usage>` for more examples.
Command line
------------
Usage::
pyjwt [options] INPUT
Decoding examples::
pyjwt --key=secret decode TOKEN
pyjwt decode --no-verify TOKEN
See more options executing ``pyjwt --help``.
Index
-----
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
installation
usage
faq
algorithms
api
.. _`RFC 7519`: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519