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+# jq.py: a lightweight and flexible JSON processor
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+Warning: this project is not production-ready.
+There are almost certainly a number of memory leaks and the API is not stable.
+
+This project contains Python bindings for (jq)[http://stedolan.github.io/jq/].
+
+## Examples
+
+```python
+from jq import jq
+
+assert [2, 3, 4] == jq("[.[]+1]").transform_json([1, 2, 3]).json()
+assert [2,3,4] == str(jq("[.[]+1]").transform_json([1, 2, 3]))
+assert [2,3,4] == str(jq("[.[]+1]").transform_string("[1, 2, 3]"))
+```