Welcome to BibtexParser’s documentation!

Author:

Michael Weiss and other contributors.

Source Code:

github.com project

Bugs:

github.com

Generated:

Sep 10, 2026

License:

MIT

Version:

2.0.1

BibtexParser is a python library to parse bibtex files. It is used by more than 1600 open-source repositories.

Contents:

• Installation
  • Requirements
  • Installation from PyPI
  • Installation of current development version
  • Installation from source
• Quickstart
  • Prerequisite: Vocabulary
  • Step 1: Parsing with Defaults
  • Step 2: Error Checking
  • Step 3: Exporting with Defaults
• Customizing
  • Middleware Layers
  • Enclosing of Values when Writing
  • Formatting Options for Writing
• Migrating: v1 -> v2
  • Status of v2
  • Differences between v1 and v2
  • Minimal Migration Guide (without customizations)
• Biber & Biblatex
• Full API
  • bibtexparser — High-Level Entrypoints
  • bibtexparser.Library — The class containing the parsed library
  • bibtexparser.model — The classes used in the library
  • bibtexparser.middlewares — Customizers to transform parsed library
  • bibtexparser.BibtexFormat — Formatting options for writer
• .bib resources
  • Format & Co.
  • Projects

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page