jmespath.py VS jq

Compare jmespath.py vs jq and see what are their differences.

jmespath.py

JMESPath is a query language for JSON. (by jmespath)

jq

Command-line JSON processor (by jqlang)
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jmespath.py jq
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2,049 28,806
1.7% 3.2%
0.0 9.4
8 days ago 1 day ago
Python C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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jmespath.py

Posts with mentions or reviews of jmespath.py. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-29.

jq

Posts with mentions or reviews of jq. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-27.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing jmespath.py and jq you can also consider the following projects:

yq - Command-line YAML, XML, TOML processor - jq wrapper for YAML/XML/TOML documents

jq - Command-line JSON processor [Moved to: https://github.com/jqlang/jq]

jp - Validate and transform JSON with Bash

gojq - Pure Go implementation of jq

Jolt - JSON to JSON transformation library written in Java.

dasel - Select, put and delete data from JSON, TOML, YAML, XML and CSV files with a single tool. Supports conversion between formats and can be used as a Go package.

json5 - JSON5 — JSON for Humans

jc - CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools, file-types, and common strings to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts.

jmespath-ts - Typescript translation of the jmespath.js package

yq - yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML and properties processor

jless - jless is a command-line JSON viewer designed for reading, exploring, and searching through JSON data.

jp - Command line interface to JMESPath - http://jmespath.org