SPDX Python Tools
Parses, validates and creates SPDX documents in Python, covering SPDX 2 and 3.
Specifications it implements
What this tool does to each specification, in the role vocabulary. Follow a standard through to standards.apievangelist.com for what it actually specifies.
| Standard | Role | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| SPDX | validatesalso parses |
- Interfaces
clilibrary- Install
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pypi
spdx-tools - Consumes
- spdx
- Emits
- spdx, json
- Runtime
- Runs offline Deterministic Writes No credentials
Where it applies
Jobs this tool actually does, and the surface each one is exercised on.
- Website
- http://spdx.org
- Repository
- https://github.com/spdx/tools-python
- License
- Apache-2.0 — reported by the GitHub API, verified 2026-09-17
- Stars
- 256 · last commit 2026-03-13
/tools.json,
against the tool.schema.json
schema, using the roles.json
vocabulary. Start at /llms.txt.