[Home](https://kellyjonbrazil.github.io/jc/) # jc.parsers.os_release jc - JSON Convert `/etc/os-release` file parser This parser is an alias to the Key/Value parser (`--kv`). Usage (cli): $ cat /etc/os-release | jc --os-release Usage (module): import jc result = jc.parse('os_release', os_release_output) Schema: { "": string } Examples: $ cat /etc/os-release | jc --os-release -p { "NAME": "CentOS Linux", "VERSION": "7 (Core)", "ID": "centos", "ID_LIKE": "rhel fedora", "VERSION_ID": "7", "PRETTY_NAME": "CentOS Linux 7 (Core)", "ANSI_COLOR": "0;31", "CPE_NAME": "cpe:/o:centos:centos:7", "HOME_URL": "https://www.centos.org/", "BUG_REPORT_URL": "https://bugs.centos.org/", "CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT": "CentOS-7", "CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION": "7", "REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT": "centos", "REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION": "7" } $ cat /etc/os-release | jc --os-release -p -r { "NAME": "\\"CentOS Linux\\"", "VERSION": "\\"7 (Core)\\"", "ID": "\\"centos\\"", "ID_LIKE": "\\"rhel fedora\\"", "VERSION_ID": "\\"7\\"", "PRETTY_NAME": "\\"CentOS Linux 7 (Core)\\"", "ANSI_COLOR": "\\"0;31\\"", "CPE_NAME": "\\"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7\\"", "HOME_URL": "\\"https://www.centos.org/\\"", "BUG_REPORT_URL": "\\"https://bugs.centos.org/\\"", "CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT": "\\"CentOS-7\\"", "CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION": "\\"7\\"", "REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT": "\\"centos\\"", "REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION": "\\"7\\"" } ### parse ```python def parse(data: str, raw: bool = False, quiet: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any] ``` Main text parsing function Parameters: data: (string) text data to parse raw: (boolean) unprocessed output if True quiet: (boolean) suppress warning messages if True Returns: Dictionary. Raw or processed structured data. ### Parser Information Compatibility: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd Source: [`jc/parsers/os_release.py`](https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc/blob/master/jc/parsers/os_release.py) Version 1.2 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)