pkg.soopen package index

brew / rank 7010

Install jello with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

Filter JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax. Version 1.6.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install jello.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jello

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install jello

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/jello/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Filter JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax

Commands and aliases

  • jello

history

Project history and usage

jello is a command-line JSON and JSON Lines filter that uses Python expressions instead of jq's filter language. The README describes it as similar to jq, but with standard Python dict and list syntax.

Project history

Kelly Brazil introduced jello in March 2020 as part of a set of structured-data command-line tools that also included jc and jtbl. In the author blog post, Brazil explains that jq is useful but that Python list and dictionary syntax can be easier for deeply nested structures.

The project changelog records an initial release on March 24, 2020 and version 1.0.0 on April 1, 2020. Subsequent releases added raw output, line output, custom initialization, schema output, color controls, Windows fixes, dot notation, file input, query files, and raw-string ingestion.

Adoption history

jello spread through Python and OS package channels. The README documents installation through pip, OS repositories, Windows MSI packages, GitHub release binaries, and Homebrew, while the batch input records packages in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu.

How it is used

Users pipe JSON or JSON Lines into jello, where the parsed data is available as the underscore object. Queries can be Python expressions, comprehensions, loops, or code loaded from a query file, and output can be JSON, JSON Lines, bash-array-friendly lines, or a grep-able schema.

Why package nerds care

jello is package-nerd significant because it belongs to the post-jq wave of structured-text CLI tools: it keeps Unix pipes and JSON filters, but chooses the host language many operators already know. It pairs naturally with jc, which turns command output into JSON, and jtbl, which turns JSON back into terminal tables.

Timeline

  • 2020: Initial release 0.1.5 was recorded on March 24.
  • 2020: Author blog post introduced jello as a Python-syntax jq alternative on March 25.
  • 2020: Version 1.0.0 removed the need to assign the result to r.
  • 2021: Version 1.3.0 added dot notation and larger-data performance improvements.
  • 2023: Version 1.6.0 added direct JSON or JSON Lines file input and query files.
  • 2025: Version 1.6.1 added raw-string ingestion and richer runtime/query error information.

Related projects

  • Related projects include jq, the comparison point in the README and blog post; jc and jtbl, Brazil's adjacent structured-data CLI tools; and Jello Explorer, also called jellex, which the README lists as a TUI built on jello.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.jelloconf.py
Windows
%APPDATA%/.jelloconf.py

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jelloexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jello
Version1.6.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jello
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

jello 1.6.0-1

Filter for JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax

https://kellyjonbrazil.github.io/jello/

sudo apt install jello
  • Section: text
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jello
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jello from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

jello

nix profile install nixpkgs#jello
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jello
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: jello from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

jello 1.6.0-1

Filter for JSON and JSON Lines data with Python syntax

https://kellyjonbrazil.github.io/jello/

sudo apt install jello
  • Section: universe/text
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jello
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jello from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

jello 1.6.1-10.fc45

Query JSON at the command line with Python syntax

https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jello

sudo dnf install jello
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jello
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jello
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: jello from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

jello

sudo port install jello
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jello
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/jello/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation