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Flatland maps between rich, structured Python application data and the
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string-oriented flat namespace of web forms, key/value stores, text files and
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user input. Flatland provides a schema-driven mapping toolkit with optional data
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validation.
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Flatland is great for:
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- Collecting, validating, re-displaying and processing HTML form data
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- Dealing with rich structures (lists, dicts, lists of dicts, etc.) in web data
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- Validating JSON, YAML, and other structured formats
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- Associating arbitrary Python types with JSON, .ini, or sys.argv members that
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would otherwise deserialize as simple strings.
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- Reusing a single data schema for HTML, JSON apis, RPC, ...
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The core of the flatland toolkit is a flexible and extensible declarative schema
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system representing many data types and structures.
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A validation system and library of schema-aware validators is also provided,
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with rich i18n capabilities for use in HTML, network APIs and other environments
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where user-facing messaging is required.
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