php2json

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A Python library to convert PHP serialized data (from serialize()) or PHP session format to JSON. Supports nested arrays, objects, and various PHP types. Current version: 0.2. Low release cadence, last updated 2018.

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The module exposes a single function `convert`; do not use php2json.convert (it works but is not typical).

from php2json import convert

Separate function for PHP session format.

from php2json import convert_session

Converts a PHP serialized string to JSON (Python dict/list).

from php2json import convert php_serialized = 'a:2:{i:0;s:4:"test";i:1;s:5:"value";}' try: result = convert(php_serialized) print(result) # Output: ["test", "value"] except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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gotchaThe library does NOT handle PHP serialized objects with class metadata (e.g., O:8:"stdClass":0:{}). It only converts data types (strings, integers, arrays, etc.).

breakingVersion 0.2 changed the function signature from earlier versions (0.1). `convert()` now takes a string, not a file-like object.

deprecatedNo official deprecations; low maintenance means bugs may not be fixed.

gotchaThe library has limited error handling. Malformed PHP serialized strings may raise generic exceptions or return partial results.

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githubhttps://github.com/mbachry/php2json ↗

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