How to Create JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) in Python
Channel: OktaDev
Date: 2023-01-25

Note: This video was originally published on June 25, 2021. 

If you are using Python and need to create JWTs or even learn more about them you came to the right place! JSON Web Token is a very compact way to carry information and you can find it all over the web. Understanding how they are created helps you understand how you can retrieve information from them. In this video, you'll learn what JSON web tokens are, and how to create JWTs in Python using the most popular JWT library: PyJWT 

Links:
- A very complete blog post on "How to Handle JWTs in Python": https://auth0.com/blog/how-to-handle-jwt-in-python/
- Lean how to Parse and Validate JWTs in Python - https://youtu.be/wSk8GVJRjyw
- Auth0's page on JWTs: https://auth0.com/learn/json-web-tokens/
- PyJWT source code: https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt/
- Auth0's free ebook on JWTs: https://auth0.com/resources/ebooks/jwt-handbook
- Documentation on Python virtual environments: https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html#creating-virtual-environments

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