How do I implement JWT in Python?

How do I implement JWT in Python?

To implement JWT in Python, you can use the PyJWT library. First, install it using pip: pip install PyJWT.

What are the steps to create a JWT token?

1. Import the library. 2. Define a secret key. 3. Create a payload with user data. 4. Use jwt.encode() to generate the token.

Can you show me a code example?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import jwt
import datetime

# Define secret key
secret_key = 'your_secret_key'

# Create payload
payload = {
    'user_id': 123,
    'exp': datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
}

# Generate token
token = jwt.encode(payload, secret_key, algorithm='HS256')
print(token)