macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install glomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install glomMacPorts ports tree · gnome/glom/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install glom with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apt
Declarative object transformer and formatter, for conglomerating nested data. Version 25.12.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#glomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gl/glom/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install glomUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · glom · source: archive.ubuntu.com
overview
Package summary
Declarative object transformer and formatter, for conglomerating nested data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- glom
history
Project history and usage
glom is a Python library and CLI for declarative access, transformation, validation, and restructuring of nested data.
Project history
Mahmoud Hashemi released glom publicly in 2018, with the README pointing to an original announcement post and a PyCon 2018 lightning talk from the same launch period. The project adopted CalVer-style releases and documents its growth in a changelog focused on backwards compatibility.
Adoption history
glom found a place in Python data plumbing where nested dictionaries, JSON responses, ORM objects, and mixed object/list structures make direct indexing brittle. Its Read the Docs site, PyPI package, command-line interface, and distribution through package managers made it usable both as a library and as a shell inspection tool.
How it is used
Practitioners use glom specs to pull values out of nested data, transform structures, validate shapes with Match, mutate data with Assign and Delete, stream through Iter, and inspect JSON or TOML at the command line.
Why package nerds care
glom matters to package nerds because it is a Python library that also ships a useful executable. Installing the package gives both importable APIs and a data-transformation CLI, so package managers expose a small but practical bridge between Python code and shell workflows.
Timeline
- 2018: v18.0.0 public release shipped with tutorial and error-system work.
- 2020: v20.7.0 added Match mode, validation, and a documentation refactor.
- 2022: v22.1.0 introduced optional star and recursive-star path expansion.
- 2023: v23.5.0 added TOML support to the CLI.
- 2024: v24.11.0 added Python 3.12 support and a CLI scalar flag.
Related projects
- The documentation compares glom with jq, XPath/XSLT, SQL, GraphQL, templating systems, and Python validation libraries, while keeping Python specs as the central interface.
Sources
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
glom | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version25.12.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://glom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://glom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:glom |
|---|---|
| Version | 25.12.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glom |
| Homepage | https://glom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ |
| Upstream docs | https://glom.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/78/74/8387f95565ba7c30cd152a585b275ebb9a834d1d32782425c5d2fe0a102c/glom-25.12.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | glom |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
glom
nix profile install nixpkgs#glom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
Ubuntu apt95%
glom 1.30.4-7build8
database designer and user interface
sudo apt install glom- Section: universe/gnome
- Architecture: amd64
- 32 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
Ubuntu apt95%
glom-doc 1.30.4-7build8
database designer and user interface - documentation
sudo apt install glom-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: glom
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
Ubuntu apt95%
glom-utils 1.30.4-7build8
Command-line utilities for Glom
sudo apt install glom-utils- Section: universe/gnome
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glom
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
Ubuntu apt95%
libglom-1.30-0 1.30.4-7build8
Glom library (a database designer and user interface) - library
sudo apt install libglom-1.30-0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glom
- 17 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
Ubuntu apt95%
libglom-1.30-dev 1.30.4-7build8
Glom library (a database designer and user interface) - header files
sudo apt install libglom-1.30-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glom
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
MacPorts95%
glom
sudo port install glom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glom
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment