`numpy.lib._utils_impl:safe_eval`

source: build-install/usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/numpy/lib/_utils_impl.py:583

Signature

def safe_eval(source)

Summary

Protected string evaluation.

Extended Summary

Evaluate a string containing a Python literal expression without allowing the execution of arbitrary non-literal code.

Parameters

source : str: The string to evaluate.

Returns

obj : object: The result of evaluating source.

Raises

: SyntaxError: If the code has invalid Python syntax, or if it contains non-literal code.

Examples

np.safe_eval('1')
np.safe_eval('[1, 2, 3]')
np.safe_eval('{"foo": ("bar", 10.0)}')

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<doctest numpy.lib._utils_impl:safe_eval[0]>", line 1, in <module>
    np.safe_eval('{"foo": ("bar", 10.0)}')
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/runner/dev/numpy/build-install/usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line 778, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError(
    ...<3 lines>...
    )
AttributeError: `np.safe_eval` was removed in the NumPy 2.0 release. Use `ast.literal_eval` instead.

np.safe_eval('import os')

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<doctest numpy.lib._utils_impl:safe_eval[0]>", line 1, in <module>
    np.safe_eval('import os')
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/runner/dev/numpy/build-install/usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line 778, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError(
    ...<3 lines>...
    )
AttributeError: `np.safe_eval` was removed in the NumPy 2.0 release. Use `ast.literal_eval` instead.

np.safe_eval('open("/home/user/.ssh/id_dsa").read()')

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<doctest numpy.lib._utils_impl:safe_eval[0]>", line 1, in <module>
    np.safe_eval('open("/home/user/.ssh/id_dsa").read()')
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/runner/dev/numpy/build-install/usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line 778, in __getattr__
    raise AttributeError(
    ...<3 lines>...
    )
AttributeError: `np.safe_eval` was removed in the NumPy 2.0 release. Use `ast.literal_eval` instead.

Aliases

numpy.lib._utils_impl.safe_eval