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import jsonpointer and schema from external
r8525 """
An implementation of JSON Schema for Python
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r8674 The main functionality is provided by the validator classes for each of the
supported JSON Schema versions.
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r8674 Most commonly, the :function:`validate` function is the quickest way to simply
validate a given instance under a schema, and will create a validator for you.
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"""
from __future__ import division, unicode_literals
import collections
import itertools
import operator
import re
import sys
import warnings
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r8674 __version__ = "0.7"
FLOAT_TOLERANCE = 10 ** -15
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r8525 PY3 = sys.version_info[0] >= 3
if PY3:
basestring = unicode = str
iteritems = operator.methodcaller("items")
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r8674 from urllib.parse import unquote
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r8525 else:
from itertools import izip as zip
iteritems = operator.methodcaller("iteritems")
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r8674 from urllib import unquote
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r8674 class UnknownType(Exception):
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r8525 """
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r8674 An unknown type was given.
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"""
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r8674 class InvalidRef(Exception):
"""
An invalid reference was given.
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class SchemaError(Exception):
"""
The provided schema is malformed.
The same attributes exist for ``SchemaError``s as for ``ValidationError``s.
"""
validator = None
def __init__(self, message):
super(SchemaError, self).__init__(message)
self.message = message
self.path = []
class ValidationError(Exception):
"""
The instance didn't properly validate with the provided schema.
Relevant attributes are:
* ``message`` : a human readable message explaining the error
* ``path`` : a list containing the path to the offending element (or []
if the error happened globally) in *reverse* order (i.e.
deepest index first).
"""
# the failing validator will be set externally at whatever recursion level
# is immediately above the validation failure
validator = None
def __init__(self, message):
super(ValidationError, self).__init__(message)
self.message = message
# Any validator that recurses must append to the ValidationError's
# path (e.g., properties and items)
self.path = []
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r8674 class Draft3Validator(object):
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r8525 """
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r8674 A validator for JSON Schema draft 3.
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"""
DEFAULT_TYPES = {
"array" : list, "boolean" : bool, "integer" : int, "null" : type(None),
"number" : (int, float), "object" : dict, "string" : basestring,
}
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r8674 def __init__(self, schema, types=()):
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r8525 """
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r8674 Initialize a validator.
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r8674 ``schema`` should be a *valid* JSON Schema object already converted to
a native Python object (typically a dict via ``json.load``).
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``types`` is a mapping (or iterable of 2-tuples) containing additional
types or alternate types to verify via the 'type' property. For
instance, the default types for the 'number' JSON Schema type are
``int`` and ``float``. To override this behavior (e.g. for also
allowing ``decimal.Decimal``), pass ``types={"number" : (int, float,
decimal.Decimal)} *including* the default types if so desired, which
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r8674 are fairly obvious but can be accessed via the ``DEFAULT_TYPES``
attribute on this class if necessary.
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"""
self._types = dict(self.DEFAULT_TYPES)
self._types.update(types)
self._types["any"] = tuple(self._types.values())
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r8674 self.schema = schema
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r8525 def is_type(self, instance, type):
"""
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r8674 Check if an ``instance`` is of the provided (JSON Schema) ``type``.
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"""
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r8674 if type not in self._types:
raise UnknownType(type)
type = self._types[type]
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r8674 # bool inherits from int, so ensure bools aren't reported as integers
if isinstance(instance, bool):
type = _flatten(type)
if int in type and bool not in type:
return False
return isinstance(instance, type)
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r8674 def is_valid(self, instance, _schema=None):
"""
Check if the ``instance`` is valid under the current schema.
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r8674 Returns a bool indicating whether validation succeeded.
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r8674 """
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r8674 error = next(self.iter_errors(instance, _schema), None)
return error is None
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r8674 @classmethod
def check_schema(cls, schema):
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r8525 """
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r8674 Validate a ``schema`` against the meta-schema to see if it is valid.
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"""
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r8674 for error in cls(cls.META_SCHEMA).iter_errors(schema):
s = SchemaError(error.message)
s.path = error.path
s.validator = error.validator
# I think we're safer raising these always, not yielding them
raise s
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r8674 def iter_errors(self, instance, _schema=None):
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r8525 """
Lazily yield each of the errors in the given ``instance``.
"""
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r8674 if _schema is None:
_schema = self.schema
for k, v in iteritems(_schema):
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r8525 validator = getattr(self, "validate_%s" % (k.lstrip("$"),), None)
if validator is None:
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r8674 continue
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r8674 errors = validator(v, instance, _schema) or ()
for error in errors:
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# make sure to set it
error.validator = error.validator or k
yield error
def validate(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Validate an ``instance`` under the given ``schema``.
"""
for error in self.iter_errors(*args, **kwargs):
raise error
def validate_type(self, types, instance, schema):
types = _list(types)
for type in types:
# Ouch. Brain hurts. Two paths here, either we have a schema, then
# check if the instance is valid under it
if ((
self.is_type(type, "object") and
self.is_valid(instance, type)
# Or we have a type as a string, just check if the instance is that
# type. Also, HACK: we can reach the `or` here if skip_types is
# something other than error. If so, bail out.
) or (
self.is_type(type, "string") and
(self.is_type(instance, type) or type not in self._types)
)):
return
else:
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r8674 yield ValidationError(_types_msg(instance, types))
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def validate_properties(self, properties, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "object"):
return
for property, subschema in iteritems(properties):
if property in instance:
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(instance[property], subschema):
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yield error
elif subschema.get("required", False):
error = ValidationError(
"%r is a required property" % (property,)
)
error.path.append(property)
error.validator = "required"
yield error
def validate_patternProperties(self, patternProperties, instance, schema):
for pattern, subschema in iteritems(patternProperties):
for k, v in iteritems(instance):
if re.match(pattern, k):
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(v, subschema):
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def validate_additionalProperties(self, aP, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "object"):
return
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r8674 extras = set(_find_additional_properties(instance, schema))
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if self.is_type(aP, "object"):
for extra in extras:
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(instance[extra], aP):
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elif not aP and extras:
error = "Additional properties are not allowed (%s %s unexpected)"
yield ValidationError(error % _extras_msg(extras))
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r8674 def validate_dependencies(self, dependencies, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "object"):
return
for property, dependency in iteritems(dependencies):
if property not in instance:
continue
if self.is_type(dependency, "object"):
for error in self.iter_errors(instance, dependency):
yield error
else:
dependencies = _list(dependency)
for dependency in dependencies:
if dependency not in instance:
yield ValidationError(
"%r is a dependency of %r" % (dependency, property)
)
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r8525 def validate_items(self, items, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "array"):
return
if self.is_type(items, "object"):
for index, item in enumerate(instance):
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(item, items):
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yield error
else:
for (index, item), subschema in zip(enumerate(instance), items):
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(item, subschema):
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yield error
def validate_additionalItems(self, aI, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "array"):
return
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r8674 if not self.is_type(schema.get("items"), "array"):
return
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if self.is_type(aI, "object"):
for item in instance[len(schema):]:
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(item, aI):
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elif not aI and len(instance) > len(schema.get("items", [])):
error = "Additional items are not allowed (%s %s unexpected)"
yield ValidationError(
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r8674 error % _extras_msg(instance[len(schema.get("items", [])):])
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def validate_minimum(self, minimum, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "number"):
return
instance = float(instance)
if schema.get("exclusiveMinimum", False):
failed = instance <= minimum
cmp = "less than or equal to"
else:
failed = instance < minimum
cmp = "less than"
if failed:
yield ValidationError(
"%r is %s the minimum of %r" % (instance, cmp, minimum)
)
def validate_maximum(self, maximum, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "number"):
return
instance = float(instance)
if schema.get("exclusiveMaximum", False):
failed = instance >= maximum
cmp = "greater than or equal to"
else:
failed = instance > maximum
cmp = "greater than"
if failed:
yield ValidationError(
"%r is %s the maximum of %r" % (instance, cmp, maximum)
)
def validate_minItems(self, mI, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(instance, "array") and len(instance) < mI:
yield ValidationError("%r is too short" % (instance,))
def validate_maxItems(self, mI, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(instance, "array") and len(instance) > mI:
yield ValidationError("%r is too long" % (instance,))
def validate_uniqueItems(self, uI, instance, schema):
if uI and self.is_type(instance, "array") and not _uniq(instance):
yield ValidationError("%r has non-unique elements" % instance)
def validate_pattern(self, patrn, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(instance, "string") and not re.match(patrn, instance):
yield ValidationError("%r does not match %r" % (instance, patrn))
def validate_minLength(self, mL, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(instance, "string") and len(instance) < mL:
yield ValidationError("%r is too short" % (instance,))
def validate_maxLength(self, mL, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(instance, "string") and len(instance) > mL:
yield ValidationError("%r is too long" % (instance,))
def validate_enum(self, enums, instance, schema):
if instance not in enums:
yield ValidationError("%r is not one of %r" % (instance, enums))
def validate_divisibleBy(self, dB, instance, schema):
if not self.is_type(instance, "number"):
return
if isinstance(dB, float):
mod = instance % dB
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r8674 failed = (mod > FLOAT_TOLERANCE) and (dB - mod) > FLOAT_TOLERANCE
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failed = instance % dB
if failed:
yield ValidationError("%r is not divisible by %r" % (instance, dB))
def validate_disallow(self, disallow, instance, schema):
for disallowed in _list(disallow):
if self.is_valid(instance, {"type" : [disallowed]}):
yield ValidationError(
"%r is disallowed for %r" % (disallowed, instance)
)
def validate_extends(self, extends, instance, schema):
if self.is_type(extends, "object"):
extends = [extends]
for subschema in extends:
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r8674 for error in self.iter_errors(instance, subschema):
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r8674 def validate_ref(self, ref, instance, schema):
if ref != "#" and not ref.startswith("#/"):
warnings.warn("jsonschema only supports json-pointer $refs")
return
resolved = resolve_json_pointer(self.schema, ref)
for error in self.iter_errors(instance, resolved):
yield error
Draft3Validator.META_SCHEMA = {
"$schema" : "http://json-schema.org/draft-03/schema#",
"id" : "http://json-schema.org/draft-03/schema#",
"type" : "object",
"properties" : {
"type" : {
"type" : ["string", "array"],
"items" : {"type" : ["string", {"$ref" : "#"}]},
"uniqueItems" : True,
"default" : "any"
},
"properties" : {
"type" : "object",
"additionalProperties" : {"$ref" : "#", "type": "object"},
"default" : {}
},
"patternProperties" : {
"type" : "object",
"additionalProperties" : {"$ref" : "#"},
"default" : {}
},
"additionalProperties" : {
"type" : [{"$ref" : "#"}, "boolean"], "default" : {}
},
"items" : {
"type" : [{"$ref" : "#"}, "array"],
"items" : {"$ref" : "#"},
"default" : {}
},
"additionalItems" : {
"type" : [{"$ref" : "#"}, "boolean"], "default" : {}
},
"required" : {"type" : "boolean", "default" : False},
"dependencies" : {
"type" : ["string", "array", "object"],
"additionalProperties" : {
"type" : ["string", "array", {"$ref" : "#"}],
"items" : {"type" : "string"}
},
"default" : {}
},
"minimum" : {"type" : "number"},
"maximum" : {"type" : "number"},
"exclusiveMinimum" : {"type" : "boolean", "default" : False},
"exclusiveMaximum" : {"type" : "boolean", "default" : False},
"minItems" : {"type" : "integer", "minimum" : 0, "default" : 0},
"maxItems" : {"type" : "integer", "minimum" : 0},
"uniqueItems" : {"type" : "boolean", "default" : False},
"pattern" : {"type" : "string", "format" : "regex"},
"minLength" : {"type" : "integer", "minimum" : 0, "default" : 0},
"maxLength" : {"type" : "integer"},
"enum" : {"type" : "array", "minItems" : 1, "uniqueItems" : True},
"default" : {"type" : "any"},
"title" : {"type" : "string"},
"description" : {"type" : "string"},
"format" : {"type" : "string"},
"maxDecimal" : {"type" : "number", "minimum" : 0},
"divisibleBy" : {
"type" : "number",
"minimum" : 0,
"exclusiveMinimum" : True,
"default" : 1
},
"disallow" : {
"type" : ["string", "array"],
"items" : {"type" : ["string", {"$ref" : "#"}]},
"uniqueItems" : True
},
"extends" : {
"type" : [{"$ref" : "#"}, "array"],
"items" : {"$ref" : "#"},
"default" : {}
},
"id" : {"type" : "string", "format" : "uri"},
"$ref" : {"type" : "string", "format" : "uri"},
"$schema" : {"type" : "string", "format" : "uri"},
},
"dependencies" : {
"exclusiveMinimum" : "minimum", "exclusiveMaximum" : "maximum"
},
}
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r8674 class Validator(Draft3Validator):
"""
Deprecated: Use :class:`Draft3Validator` instead.
"""
def __init__(
self, version=None, unknown_type="skip", unknown_property="skip",
*args, **kwargs
):
super(Validator, self).__init__({}, *args, **kwargs)
warnings.warn(
"Validator is deprecated and will be removed. "
"Use Draft3Validator instead.",
DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2,
)
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class ErrorTree(object):
"""
ErrorTrees make it easier to check which validations failed.
"""
def __init__(self, errors=()):
self.errors = {}
self._contents = collections.defaultdict(self.__class__)
for error in errors:
container = self
for element in reversed(error.path):
container = container[element]
container.errors[error.validator] = error
def __contains__(self, k):
return k in self._contents
def __getitem__(self, k):
return self._contents[k]
def __setitem__(self, k, v):
self._contents[k] = v
def __iter__(self):
return iter(self._contents)
def __len__(self):
child_errors = sum(len(tree) for _, tree in iteritems(self._contents))
return len(self.errors) + child_errors
def __repr__(self):
return "<%s (%s errors)>" % (self.__class__.__name__, len(self))
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r8674 def resolve_json_pointer(schema, ref):
"""
Resolve a local reference ``ref`` within the given root ``schema``.
``ref`` should be a local ref whose ``#`` is still present.
"""
if ref == "#":
return schema
parts = ref.lstrip("#/").split("/")
parts = map(unquote, parts)
parts = [part.replace('~1', '/').replace('~0', '~') for part in parts]
try:
for part in parts:
schema = schema[part]
except KeyError:
raise InvalidRef("Unresolvable json-pointer %r" % ref)
else:
return schema
def _find_additional_properties(instance, schema):
"""
Return the set of additional properties for the given ``instance``.
Weeds out properties that should have been validated by ``properties`` and
/ or ``patternProperties``.
Assumes ``instance`` is dict-like already.
"""
properties = schema.get("properties", {})
patterns = "|".join(schema.get("patternProperties", {}))
for property in instance:
if property not in properties:
if patterns and re.search(patterns, property):
continue
yield property
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r8525 def _extras_msg(extras):
"""
Create an error message for extra items or properties.
"""
if len(extras) == 1:
verb = "was"
else:
verb = "were"
return ", ".join(repr(extra) for extra in extras), verb
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r8674 def _types_msg(instance, types):
"""
Create an error message for a failure to match the given types.
If the ``instance`` is an object and contains a ``name`` property, it will
be considered to be a description of that object and used as its type.
Otherwise the message is simply the reprs of the given ``types``.
"""
reprs = []
for type in types:
try:
reprs.append(repr(type["name"]))
except Exception:
reprs.append(repr(type))
return "%r is not of type %s" % (instance, ", ".join(reprs))
def _flatten(suitable_for_isinstance):
"""
isinstance() can accept a bunch of really annoying different types:
* a single type
* a tuple of types
* an arbitrary nested tree of tuples
Return a flattened tuple of the given argument.
"""
types = set()
if not isinstance(suitable_for_isinstance, tuple):
suitable_for_isinstance = (suitable_for_isinstance,)
for thing in suitable_for_isinstance:
if isinstance(thing, tuple):
types.update(_flatten(thing))
else:
types.add(thing)
return tuple(types)
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r8525 def _list(thing):
"""
Wrap ``thing`` in a list if it's a single str.
Otherwise, return it unchanged.
"""
if isinstance(thing, basestring):
return [thing]
return thing
def _delist(thing):
"""
Unwrap ``thing`` to a single element if its a single str in a list.
Otherwise, return it unchanged.
"""
if (
isinstance(thing, list) and
len(thing) == 1
and isinstance(thing[0], basestring)
):
return thing[0]
return thing
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r8674 def _uniq(container):
"""
Check if all of a container's elements are unique.
Successively tries first to rely that the elements are hashable, then
falls back on them being sortable, and finally falls back on brute
force.
"""
try:
return len(set(container)) == len(container)
except TypeError:
try:
sort = sorted(container)
sliced = itertools.islice(container, 1, None)
for i, j in zip(container, sliced):
if i == j:
return False
except (NotImplementedError, TypeError):
seen = []
for e in container:
if e in seen:
return False
seen.append(e)
return True
def validate(instance, schema, cls=Draft3Validator, *args, **kwargs):
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r8525 """
Validate an ``instance`` under the given ``schema``.
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r8674 First verifies that the provided schema is itself valid, since not doing so
can lead to less obvious failures when validating. If you know it is or
don't care, use ``YourValidator(schema).validate(instance)`` directly
instead (e.g. ``Draft3Validator``).
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import jsonpointer and schema from external
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r8674 ``cls`` is a validator class that will be used to validate the instance.
By default this is a draft 3 validator. Any other provided positional and
keyword arguments will be provided to this class when constructing a
validator.
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import jsonpointer and schema from external
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"""
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meta_validate = kwargs.pop("meta_validate", None)
if meta_validate is not None:
warnings.warn(
"meta_validate is deprecated and will be removed. If you do not "
"want to validate a schema, use Draft3Validator.validate instead.",
DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2,
)
if meta_validate is not False: # yes this is needed since True was default
cls.check_schema(schema)
cls(schema, *args, **kwargs).validate(instance)