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# pydantic\_core.core\_schema

This module contains definitions to build schemas which `pydantic_core` can validate and serialize.

## CoreConfig

**Bases:** [`TypedDict`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.TypedDict)

Base class for schema configuration options.

### Attributes

#### title

The name of the configuration.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

#### strict

Whether the configuration should strictly adhere to specified rules.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### extra\_fields\_behavior

The behavior for handling extra fields.

**Type:** `ExtraBehavior`

#### typed\_dict\_total

Whether the TypedDict should be considered total. Default is `True`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### from\_attributes

Whether to use attributes for models, dataclasses, and tagged union keys.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### loc\_by\_alias

Whether to use the used alias (or first alias for "field required" errors) instead of `field_names` to construct error `loc`s. Default is `True`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### revalidate\_instances

Whether instances of models and dataclasses should re-validate. Default is 'never'.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['always', 'never', 'subclass-instances'\]

#### validate\_default

Whether to validate default values during validation. Default is `False`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### str\_max\_length

The maximum length for string fields.

**Type:** [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)

#### str\_min\_length

The minimum length for string fields.

**Type:** [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)

#### str\_strip\_whitespace

Whether to strip whitespace from string fields.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### str\_to\_lower

Whether to convert string fields to lowercase.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### str\_to\_upper

Whether to convert string fields to uppercase.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### allow\_inf\_nan

Whether to allow infinity and NaN values for float fields. Default is `True`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### ser\_json\_timedelta

The serialization option for `timedelta` values. Default is 'iso8601'. Note that if ser\_json\_temporal is set, then this param will be ignored.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['iso8601', 'float'\]

#### ser\_json\_temporal

The serialization option for datetime like values. Default is 'iso8601'. The types this covers are datetime, date, time and timedelta. If this is set, it will take precedence over ser\_json\_timedelta

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['iso8601', 'seconds', 'milliseconds'\]

#### ser\_json\_bytes

The serialization option for `bytes` values. Default is 'utf8'.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['utf8', 'base64', 'hex'\]

#### ser\_json\_inf\_nan

The serialization option for infinity and NaN values in float fields. Default is 'null'.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['null', 'constants', 'strings'\]

#### val\_json\_bytes

The validation option for `bytes` values, complementing ser\_json\_bytes. Default is 'utf8'.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['utf8', 'base64', 'hex'\]

#### hide\_input\_in\_errors

Whether to hide input data from `ValidationError` representation.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### validation\_error\_cause

Whether to add user-python excs to the **cause** of a ValidationError. Requires exceptiongroup backport pre Python 3.11.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### coerce\_numbers\_to\_str

Whether to enable coercion of any `Number` type to `str` (not applicable in `strict` mode).

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### regex\_engine

The regex engine to use for regex pattern validation. Default is 'rust-regex'. See `StringSchema`.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['rust-regex', 'python-re'\]

#### cache\_strings

Whether to cache strings. Default is `True`, `True` or `'all'` is required to cache strings during general validation since validators don't know if they're in a key or a value.

**Type:** [`Union`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Union)\[[`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool), [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['all', 'keys', 'none'\]\]

#### validate\_by\_alias

Whether to use the field's alias when validating against the provided input data. Default is `True`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### validate\_by\_name

Whether to use the field's name when validating against the provided input data. Default is `False`. Replacement for `populate_by_name`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### serialize\_by\_alias

Whether to serialize by alias. Default is `False`, expected to change to `True` in V3.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### polymorphic\_serialization

Whether to enable polymorphic serialization for models and dataclasses. Default is `False`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### url\_preserve\_empty\_path

Whether to preserve empty URL paths when validating values for a URL type. Defaults to `False`.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

## SerializationInfo

**Bases:** `Protocol[ContextT]`

Extra data used during serialization.

### Attributes

#### include

The `include` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** `IncExCall`

#### exclude

The `exclude` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** `IncExCall`

#### context

The current serialization context.

**Type:** `ContextT`

#### mode

The serialization mode set during serialization.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['python', 'json'\] | [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

#### by\_alias

The `by_alias` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### exclude\_unset

The `exclude_unset` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### exclude\_defaults

The `exclude_defaults` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### exclude\_none

The `exclude_none` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### exclude\_computed\_fields

The `exclude_computed_fields` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### serialize\_as\_any

The `serialize_as_any` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

#### polymorphic\_serialization

The `polymorphic_serialization` argument set during serialization, if any.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

#### round\_trip

The `round_trip` argument set during serialization.

**Type:** [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)

## FieldSerializationInfo

**Bases:** `SerializationInfo[ContextT]`, [`Protocol`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Protocol)

Extra data used during field serialization.

### Attributes

#### field\_name

The name of the current field being serialized.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

## ValidationInfo

**Bases:** `Protocol[ContextT]`

Extra data used during validation.

### Attributes

#### context

The current validation context.

**Type:** `ContextT`

#### config

The CoreConfig that applies to this validation.

**Type:** `CoreConfig` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

#### mode

The type of input data we are currently validating.

**Type:** [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['python', 'json'\]

#### data

The data being validated for this model.

**Type:** [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

#### field\_name

The name of the current field being validated if this validator is attached to a model field.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

## simple\_ser\_schema

```python
def simple_ser_schema(type: ExpectedSerializationTypes) -> SimpleSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization with a custom type.

### Returns

`SimpleSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`type`** : `ExpectedSerializationTypes`

The type to use for serialization

## plain\_serializer\_function\_ser\_schema

```python
def plain_serializer_function_ser_schema(
    function: SerializerFunction,
    *,
    is_field_serializer: bool | None = None,
    info_arg: bool | None = None,
    return_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    when_used: WhenUsed = 'always',
) -> PlainSerializerFunctionSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization with a function, can be either a "general" or "field" function.

### Returns

`PlainSerializerFunctionSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `SerializerFunction`

The function to use for serialization

**`is_field_serializer`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the serializer is for a field, e.g. takes `model` as the first argument, and `info` includes `field_name`

**`info_arg`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the function takes an `info` argument

**`return_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Schema to use for serializing return value

**`when_used`** : `WhenUsed` _Default:_ `'always'`

When the function should be called

## wrap\_serializer\_function\_ser\_schema

```python
def wrap_serializer_function_ser_schema(
    function: WrapSerializerFunction,
    *,
    is_field_serializer: bool | None = None,
    info_arg: bool | None = None,
    schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    return_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    when_used: WhenUsed = 'always',
) -> WrapSerializerFunctionSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization with a wrap function, can be either a "general" or "field" function.

### Returns

`WrapSerializerFunctionSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `WrapSerializerFunction`

The function to use for serialization

**`is_field_serializer`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the serializer is for a field, e.g. takes `model` as the first argument, and `info` includes `field_name`

**`info_arg`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the function takes an `info` argument

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The schema to use for the inner serialization

**`return_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Schema to use for serializing return value

**`when_used`** : `WhenUsed` _Default:_ `'always'`

When the function should be called

## format\_ser\_schema

```python
def format_ser_schema(
    formatting_string: str,
    *,
    when_used: WhenUsed = 'json-unless-none',
) -> FormatSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization using python's `format` method.

### Returns

`FormatSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`formatting_string`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

String defining the format to use

**`when_used`** : `WhenUsed` _Default:_ `'json-unless-none'`

Same meaning as for \[general\_function\_plain\_ser\_schema\], but with a different default

## to\_string\_ser\_schema

```python
def to_string_ser_schema(
    *,
    when_used: WhenUsed = 'json-unless-none',
) -> ToStringSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization using python's `str()` / `__str__` method.

### Returns

`ToStringSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`when_used`** : `WhenUsed` _Default:_ `'json-unless-none'`

Same meaning as for \[general\_function\_plain\_ser\_schema\], but with a different default

## model\_ser\_schema

```python
def model_ser_schema(cls: type[Any], schema: CoreSchema) -> ModelSerSchema
```

Returns a schema for serialization using a model.

### Returns

`ModelSerSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The expected class type, used to generate warnings if the wrong type is passed

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

Internal schema to use to serialize the model dict

## invalid\_schema

```python
def invalid_schema(
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> InvalidSchema
```

Returns an invalid schema, used to indicate that a schema is invalid.

### Returns

`InvalidSchema`

### Parameters

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

## computed\_field

```python
def computed_field(
    property_name: str,
    return_schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    alias: str | None = None,
    serialization_exclude_if: Callable[[Any], bool] | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> ComputedField
```

ComputedFields are properties of a model or dataclass that are included in serialization.

### Returns

`ComputedField`

### Parameters

**`property_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The name of the property on the model or dataclass

**`return_schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema used for the type returned by the computed field

**`alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name to use in the serialized output

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

## any\_schema

```python
def any_schema(
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> AnySchema
```

Returns a schema that matches any value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.any_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(1) == 1
```

### Returns

`AnySchema`

### Parameters

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## none\_schema

```python
def none_schema(
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> NoneSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a None value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.none_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(None) is None
```

### Returns

`NoneSchema`

### Parameters

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## bool\_schema

```python
def bool_schema(
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> BoolSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a bool value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.bool_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('True') is True
```

### Returns

`BoolSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a bool or a value that can be converted to a bool

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## int\_schema

```python
def int_schema(
    *,
    multiple_of: int | None = None,
    le: int | None = None,
    ge: int | None = None,
    lt: int | None = None,
    gt: int | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> IntSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a int value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.int_schema(multiple_of=2, le=6, ge=2)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('4') == 4
```

### Returns

`IntSchema`

### Parameters

**`multiple_of`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a multiple of this number

**`le`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this number

**`ge`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this number

**`lt`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this number

**`gt`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this number

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a int or a value that can be converted to a int

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## float\_schema

```python
def float_schema(
    *,
    allow_inf_nan: bool | None = None,
    multiple_of: float | None = None,
    le: float | None = None,
    ge: float | None = None,
    lt: float | None = None,
    gt: float | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> FloatSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a float value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.float_schema(le=0.8, ge=0.2)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('0.5') == 0.5
```

### Returns

`FloatSchema`

### Parameters

**`allow_inf_nan`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to allow inf and nan values

**`multiple_of`** : [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a multiple of this number

**`le`** : [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this number

**`ge`** : [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this number

**`lt`** : [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this number

**`gt`** : [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this number

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a float or a value that can be converted to a float

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## decimal\_schema

```python
def decimal_schema(
    *,
    allow_inf_nan: bool | None = None,
    multiple_of: Decimal | None = None,
    le: Decimal | None = None,
    ge: Decimal | None = None,
    lt: Decimal | None = None,
    gt: Decimal | None = None,
    max_digits: int | None = None,
    decimal_places: int | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> DecimalSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a decimal value, e.g.:

```py
from decimal import Decimal
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.decimal_schema(le=0.8, ge=0.2)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('0.5') == Decimal('0.5')
```

### Returns

`DecimalSchema`

### Parameters

**`allow_inf_nan`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to allow inf and nan values

**`multiple_of`** : `Decimal` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a multiple of this number

**`le`** : `Decimal` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this number

**`ge`** : `Decimal` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this number

**`lt`** : `Decimal` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this number

**`gt`** : `Decimal` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this number

**`max_digits`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The maximum number of decimal digits allowed

**`decimal_places`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The maximum number of decimal places allowed

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a float or a value that can be converted to a float

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## complex\_schema

```python
def complex_schema(
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ComplexSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a complex value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.complex_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('1+2j') == complex(1, 2)
assert v.validate_python(complex(1, 2)) == complex(1, 2)
```

### Returns

`ComplexSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a complex object instance or a value that can be converted to a complex object

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## str\_schema

```python
def str_schema(
    *,
    pattern: str | Pattern[str] | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    strip_whitespace: bool | None = None,
    to_lower: bool | None = None,
    to_upper: bool | None = None,
    regex_engine: Literal['rust-regex', 'python-re'] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    coerce_numbers_to_str: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> StringSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a string value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.str_schema(max_length=10, min_length=2)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello') == 'hello'
```

### Returns

`StringSchema`

### Parameters

**`pattern`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`Pattern`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Pattern)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

A regex pattern that the value must match

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be at most this length

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be at least this length

**`strip_whitespace`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to strip whitespace from the value

**`to_lower`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to convert the value to lowercase

**`to_upper`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to convert the value to uppercase

**`regex_engine`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['rust-regex', 'python-re'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The regex engine to use for pattern validation. Default is 'rust-regex'.

-   `rust-regex` uses the [`regex`](https://docs.rs/regex) Rust crate, which is non-backtracking and therefore more DDoS resistant, but does not support all regex features.
-   `python-re` use the [`re`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html) module, which supports all regex features, but may be slower.

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a string or a value that can be converted to a string

**`coerce_numbers_to_str`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to enable coercion of any `Number` type to `str` (not applicable in `strict` mode).

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## bytes\_schema

```python
def bytes_schema(
    *,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> BytesSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a bytes value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.bytes_schema(max_length=10, min_length=2)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(b'hello') == b'hello'
```

### Returns

`BytesSchema`

### Parameters

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be at most this length

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be at least this length

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a bytes or a value that can be converted to a bytes

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## date\_schema

```python
def date_schema(
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    le: date | None = None,
    ge: date | None = None,
    lt: date | None = None,
    gt: date | None = None,
    now_op: Literal['past', 'future'] | None = None,
    now_utc_offset: int | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> DateSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a date value, e.g.:

```py
from datetime import date
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.date_schema(le=date(2020, 1, 1), ge=date(2019, 1, 1))
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(date(2019, 6, 1)) == date(2019, 6, 1)
```

### Returns

`DateSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a date or a value that can be converted to a date

**`le`** : `date` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this date

**`ge`** : `date` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this date

**`lt`** : `date` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this date

**`gt`** : `date` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this date

**`now_op`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['past', 'future'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be in the past or future relative to the current date

**`now_utc_offset`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be in the past or future relative to the current date with this utc offset

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## time\_schema

```python
def time_schema(
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    le: time | None = None,
    ge: time | None = None,
    lt: time | None = None,
    gt: time | None = None,
    tz_constraint: Literal['aware', 'naive'] | int | None = None,
    microseconds_precision: Literal['truncate', 'error'] = 'truncate',
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> TimeSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a time value, e.g.:

```py
from datetime import time
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.time_schema(le=time(12, 0, 0), ge=time(6, 0, 0))
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(time(9, 0, 0)) == time(9, 0, 0)
```

### Returns

`TimeSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a time or a value that can be converted to a time

**`le`** : [`time`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#module-time) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this time

**`ge`** : [`time`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#module-time) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this time

**`lt`** : [`time`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#module-time) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this time

**`gt`** : [`time`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#module-time) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this time

**`tz_constraint`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['aware', 'naive'\] | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be timezone aware or naive, or an int to indicate required tz offset

**`microseconds_precision`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['truncate', 'error'\] _Default:_ `'truncate'`

The behavior when seconds have more than 6 digits or microseconds is too large

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## datetime\_schema

```python
def datetime_schema(
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    le: datetime | None = None,
    ge: datetime | None = None,
    lt: datetime | None = None,
    gt: datetime | None = None,
    now_op: Literal['past', 'future'] | None = None,
    tz_constraint: Literal['aware', 'naive'] | int | None = None,
    now_utc_offset: int | None = None,
    microseconds_precision: Literal['truncate', 'error'] = 'truncate',
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> DatetimeSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a datetime value, e.g.:

```py
from datetime import datetime
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.datetime_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
now = datetime.now()
assert v.validate_python(str(now)) == now
```

### Returns

`DatetimeSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a datetime or a value that can be converted to a datetime

**`le`** : [`datetime`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#module-datetime) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this datetime

**`ge`** : [`datetime`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#module-datetime) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this datetime

**`lt`** : [`datetime`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#module-datetime) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this datetime

**`gt`** : [`datetime`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#module-datetime) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this datetime

**`now_op`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['past', 'future'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be in the past or future relative to the current datetime

**`tz_constraint`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['aware', 'naive'\] | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be timezone aware or naive, or an int to indicate required tz offset TODO: use of a tzinfo where offset changes based on the datetime is not yet supported

**`now_utc_offset`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be in the past or future relative to the current datetime with this utc offset

**`microseconds_precision`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['truncate', 'error'\] _Default:_ `'truncate'`

The behavior when seconds have more than 6 digits or microseconds is too large

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## timedelta\_schema

```python
def timedelta_schema(
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    le: timedelta | None = None,
    ge: timedelta | None = None,
    lt: timedelta | None = None,
    gt: timedelta | None = None,
    microseconds_precision: Literal['truncate', 'error'] = 'truncate',
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> TimedeltaSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a timedelta value, e.g.:

```py
from datetime import timedelta
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.timedelta_schema(le=timedelta(days=1), ge=timedelta(days=0))
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(timedelta(hours=12)) == timedelta(hours=12)
```

### Returns

`TimedeltaSchema`

### Parameters

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the value should be a timedelta or a value that can be converted to a timedelta

**`le`** : `timedelta` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be less than or equal to this timedelta

**`ge`** : `timedelta` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be greater than or equal to this timedelta

**`lt`** : `timedelta` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly less than this timedelta

**`gt`** : `timedelta` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be strictly greater than this timedelta

**`microseconds_precision`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['truncate', 'error'\] _Default:_ `'truncate'`

The behavior when seconds have more than 6 digits or microseconds is too large

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## literal\_schema

```python
def literal_schema(
    expected: list[Any],
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> LiteralSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a literal value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.literal_schema(['hello', 'world'])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello') == 'hello'
```

### Returns

`LiteralSchema`

### Parameters

**`expected`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The value must be one of these values

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## enum\_schema

```python
def enum_schema(
    cls: Any,
    members: list[Any],
    *,
    sub_type: Literal['str', 'int', 'float'] | None = None,
    missing: Callable[[Any], Any] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> EnumSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches an enum value, e.g.:

```py
from enum import Enum
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

class Color(Enum):
    RED = 1
    GREEN = 2
    BLUE = 3

schema = core_schema.enum_schema(Color, list(Color.__members__.values()))
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(2) is Color.GREEN
```

### Returns

`EnumSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)

The enum class

**`members`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The members of the enum, generally `list(MyEnum.__members__.values())`

**`sub_type`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['str', 'int', 'float'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The type of the enum, either 'str' or 'int' or None for plain enums

**`missing`** : [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

A function to use when the value is not found in the enum, from `_missing_`

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to use strict mode, defaults to False

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## missing\_sentinel\_schema

```python
def missing_sentinel_schema(
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> MissingSentinelSchema
```

Returns a schema for the `MISSING` sentinel.

### Returns

`MissingSentinelSchema`

## is\_instance\_schema

```python
def is_instance_schema(
    cls: Any,
    *,
    cls_repr: str | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> IsInstanceSchema
```

Returns a schema that checks if a value is an instance of a class, equivalent to python's `isinstance` method, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

class A:
    pass

schema = core_schema.is_instance_schema(cls=A)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
v.validate_python(A())
```

### Returns

`IsInstanceSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)

The value must be an instance of this class

**`cls_repr`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

If provided this string is used in the validator name instead of `repr(cls)`

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## is\_subclass\_schema

```python
def is_subclass_schema(
    cls: type[Any],
    *,
    cls_repr: str | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> IsInstanceSchema
```

Returns a schema that checks if a value is a subtype of a class, equivalent to python's `issubclass` method, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

class A:
    pass

class B(A):
    pass

schema = core_schema.is_subclass_schema(cls=A)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
v.validate_python(B)
```

### Returns

`IsInstanceSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The value must be a subclass of this class

**`cls_repr`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

If provided this string is used in the validator name instead of `repr(cls)`

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## callable\_schema

```python
def callable_schema(
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> CallableSchema
```

Returns a schema that checks if a value is callable, equivalent to python's `callable` method, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.callable_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
v.validate_python(min)
```

### Returns

`CallableSchema`

### Parameters

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## list\_schema

```python
def list_schema(
    items_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    fail_fast: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema | None = None,
) -> ListSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a list value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.list_schema(core_schema.int_schema(), min_length=0, max_length=10)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(['4']) == [4]
```

### Returns

`ListSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a list of items that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a list with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a list with at most this many items

**`fail_fast`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Stop validation on the first error

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a list with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## tuple\_positional\_schema

```python
def tuple_positional_schema(
    items_schema: list[CoreSchema],
    *,
    extras_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema | None = None,
) -> TupleSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a tuple of schemas, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.tuple_positional_schema(
    [core_schema.int_schema(), core_schema.str_schema()]
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python((1, 'hello')) == (1, 'hello')
```

### Returns

`TupleSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`CoreSchema`\]

The value must be a tuple with items that match these schemas

**`extras_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with items that match this schema This was inspired by JSON schema's `prefixItems` and `items` fields. In python's `typing.Tuple`, you can't specify a type for "extra" items -- they must all be the same type if the length is variable. So this field won't be set from a `typing.Tuple` annotation on a pydantic model.

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## tuple\_variable\_schema

```python
def tuple_variable_schema(
    items_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema | None = None,
) -> TupleSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a tuple of a given schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.tuple_variable_schema(
    items_schema=core_schema.int_schema(), min_length=0, max_length=10
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(('1', 2, 3)) == (1, 2, 3)
```

### Returns

`TupleSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with items that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with at most this many items

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## tuple\_schema

```python
def tuple_schema(
    items_schema: list[CoreSchema],
    *,
    variadic_item_index: int | None = None,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    fail_fast: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema | None = None,
) -> TupleSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a tuple of schemas, with an optional variadic item, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.tuple_schema(
    [core_schema.int_schema(), core_schema.str_schema(), core_schema.float_schema()],
    variadic_item_index=1,
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python((1, 'hello', 'world', 1.5)) == (1, 'hello', 'world', 1.5)
```

### Returns

`TupleSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`CoreSchema`\]

The value must be a tuple with items that match these schemas

**`variadic_item_index`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The index of the schema in `items_schema` to be treated as variadic (following PEP 646)

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with at most this many items

**`fail_fast`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Stop validation on the first error

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a tuple with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## set\_schema

```python
def set_schema(
    items_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    fail_fast: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> SetSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a set of a given schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.set_schema(
    items_schema=core_schema.int_schema(), min_length=0, max_length=10
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({1, '2', 3}) == {1, 2, 3}
```

### Returns

`SetSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a set with items that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a set with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a set with at most this many items

**`fail_fast`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Stop validation on the first error

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a set with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## frozenset\_schema

```python
def frozenset_schema(
    items_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    fail_fast: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> FrozenSetSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a frozenset of a given schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.frozenset_schema(
    items_schema=core_schema.int_schema(), min_length=0, max_length=10
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(frozenset(range(3))) == frozenset({0, 1, 2})
```

### Returns

`FrozenSetSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a frozenset with items that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a frozenset with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a frozenset with at most this many items

**`fail_fast`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Stop validation on the first error

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a frozenset with exactly this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## generator\_schema

```python
def generator_schema(
    items_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema | None = None,
) -> GeneratorSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a generator value, e.g.:

```py
from typing import Iterator
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def gen() -> Iterator[int]:
    yield 1

schema = core_schema.generator_schema(items_schema=core_schema.int_schema())
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
v.validate_python(gen())
```

Unlike other types, validated generators do not raise ValidationErrors eagerly, but instead will raise a ValidationError when a violating value is actually read from the generator. This is to ensure that "validated" generators retain the benefit of lazy evaluation.

### Returns

`GeneratorSchema`

### Parameters

**`items_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a generator with items that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a generator that yields at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a generator that yields at most this many items

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `IncExSeqOrElseSerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## dict\_schema

```python
def dict_schema(
    keys_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    values_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    min_length: int | None = None,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    fail_fast: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> DictSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a dict value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.dict_schema(
    keys_schema=core_schema.str_schema(), values_schema=core_schema.int_schema()
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': '1', 'b': 2}) == {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
```

### Returns

`DictSchema`

### Parameters

**`keys_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a dict with keys that match this schema

**`values_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a dict with values that match this schema

**`min_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a dict with at least this many items

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The value must be a dict with at most this many items

**`fail_fast`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Stop validation on the first error

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the keys and values should be validated with strict mode

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## no\_info\_before\_validator\_function

```python
def no_info_before_validator_function(
    function: NoInfoValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> BeforeValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that calls a validator function before validating, no `info` argument is provided, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: bytes) -> str:
    return v.decode() + 'world'

func_schema = core_schema.no_info_before_validator_function(
    function=fn, schema=core_schema.str_schema()
)
schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema({'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(func_schema)})

v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': b'hello '}) == {'a': 'hello world'}
```

### Returns

`BeforeValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `NoInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate the output of the validator function

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## with\_info\_before\_validator\_function

```python
def with_info_before_validator_function(
    function: WithInfoValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    field_name: str | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> BeforeValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that calls a validator function before validation, the function is called with an `info` argument, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: bytes, info: core_schema.ValidationInfo) -> str:
    assert info.data is not None
    assert info.field_name is not None
    return v.decode() + 'world'

func_schema = core_schema.with_info_before_validator_function(
    function=fn, schema=core_schema.str_schema()
)
schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema({'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(func_schema)})

v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': b'hello '}) == {'a': 'hello world'}
```

### Returns

`BeforeValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `WithInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`field_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name of the field this validator is applied to, if any (deprecated)

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate the output of the validator function

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## no\_info\_after\_validator\_function

```python
def no_info_after_validator_function(
    function: NoInfoValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> AfterValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that calls a validator function after validating, no `info` argument is provided, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str) -> str:
    return v + 'world'

func_schema = core_schema.no_info_after_validator_function(fn, core_schema.str_schema())
schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema({'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(func_schema)})

v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': b'hello '}) == {'a': 'hello world'}
```

### Returns

`AfterValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `NoInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call after the schema is validated

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate before the validator function

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## with\_info\_after\_validator\_function

```python
def with_info_after_validator_function(
    function: WithInfoValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    field_name: str | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> AfterValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that calls a validator function after validation, the function is called with an `info` argument, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str, info: core_schema.ValidationInfo) -> str:
    assert info.data is not None
    assert info.field_name is not None
    return v + 'world'

func_schema = core_schema.with_info_after_validator_function(
    function=fn, schema=core_schema.str_schema()
)
schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema({'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(func_schema)})

v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': b'hello '}) == {'a': 'hello world'}
```

### Returns

`AfterValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `WithInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call after the schema is validated

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate before the validator function

**`field_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name of the field this validator is applied to, if any (deprecated)

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## no\_info\_wrap\_validator\_function

```python
def no_info_wrap_validator_function(
    function: NoInfoWrapValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> WrapValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema which calls a function with a `validator` callable argument which can optionally be used to call inner validation with the function logic, this is much like the "onion" implementation of middleware in many popular web frameworks, no `info` argument is passed, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(
    v: str,
    validator: core_schema.ValidatorFunctionWrapHandler,
) -> str:
    return validator(input_value=v) + 'world'

schema = core_schema.no_info_wrap_validator_function(
    function=fn, schema=core_schema.str_schema()
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello ') == 'hello world'
```

### Returns

`WrapValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `NoInfoWrapValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate the output of the validator function

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## with\_info\_wrap\_validator\_function

```python
def with_info_wrap_validator_function(
    function: WithInfoWrapValidatorFunction,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    field_name: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> WrapValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema which calls a function with a `validator` callable argument which can optionally be used to call inner validation with the function logic, this is much like the "onion" implementation of middleware in many popular web frameworks, an `info` argument is also passed, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(
    v: str,
    validator: core_schema.ValidatorFunctionWrapHandler,
    info: core_schema.ValidationInfo,
) -> str:
    return validator(input_value=v) + 'world'

schema = core_schema.with_info_wrap_validator_function(
    function=fn, schema=core_schema.str_schema()
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello ') == 'hello world'
```

### Returns

`WrapValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `WithInfoWrapValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to validate the output of the validator function

**`field_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name of the field this validator is applied to, if any (deprecated)

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## no\_info\_plain\_validator\_function

```python
def no_info_plain_validator_function(
    function: NoInfoValidatorFunction,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> PlainValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that uses the provided function for validation, no `info` argument is passed, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str) -> str:
    assert 'hello' in v
    return v + 'world'

schema = core_schema.no_info_plain_validator_function(function=fn)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello ') == 'hello world'
```

### Returns

`PlainValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `NoInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## with\_info\_plain\_validator\_function

```python
def with_info_plain_validator_function(
    function: WithInfoValidatorFunction,
    *,
    field_name: str | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    json_schema_input_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> PlainValidatorFunctionSchema
```

Returns a schema that uses the provided function for validation, an `info` argument is passed, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str, info: core_schema.ValidationInfo) -> str:
    assert 'hello' in v
    return v + 'world'

schema = core_schema.with_info_plain_validator_function(function=fn)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello ') == 'hello world'
```

### Returns

`PlainValidatorFunctionSchema`

### Parameters

**`function`** : `WithInfoValidatorFunction`

The validator function to call

**`field_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name of the field this validator is applied to, if any (deprecated)

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`json_schema_input_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The core schema to be used to generate the corresponding JSON Schema input type

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## with\_default\_schema

```python
def with_default_schema(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    default: Any = PydanticUndefined,
    default_factory: Union[Callable[[], Any], Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Any], None] = None,
    default_factory_takes_data: bool | None = None,
    on_error: Literal['raise', 'omit', 'default'] | None = None,
    validate_default: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> WithDefaultSchema
```

Returns a schema that adds a default value to the given schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.with_default_schema(core_schema.str_schema(), default='hello')
wrapper_schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema(
    {'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(schema)}
)
v = SchemaValidator(wrapper_schema)
assert v.validate_python({}) == v.validate_python({'a': 'hello'})
```

### Returns

`WithDefaultSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to add a default value to

**`default`** : [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any) _Default:_ `PydanticUndefined`

The default value to use

**`default_factory`** : [`Union`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Union)\[[`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[\], [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]\], [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)\] _Default:_ `None`

A callable that returns the default value to use

**`default_factory_takes_data`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the default factory takes a validated data argument

**`on_error`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['raise', 'omit', 'default'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

What to do if the schema validation fails. One of 'raise', 'omit', 'default'

**`validate_default`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the default value should be validated

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the underlying schema should be validated with strict mode

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## nullable\_schema

```python
def nullable_schema(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> NullableSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a nullable value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.nullable_schema(core_schema.str_schema())
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(None) is None
```

### Returns

`NullableSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to wrap

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the underlying schema should be validated with strict mode

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## union\_schema

```python
def union_schema(
    choices: list[CoreSchema | tuple[CoreSchema, str]],
    *,
    auto_collapse: bool | None = None,
    custom_error_type: str | None = None,
    custom_error_message: str | None = None,
    custom_error_context: dict[str, str | int] | None = None,
    mode: Literal['smart', 'left_to_right'] | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> UnionSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a union value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.union_schema([core_schema.str_schema(), core_schema.int_schema()])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello') == 'hello'
assert v.validate_python(1) == 1
```

### Returns

`UnionSchema`

### Parameters

**`choices`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`CoreSchema` | [`tuple`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple)\[`CoreSchema`, [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)\]\]

The schemas to match. If a tuple, the second item is used as the label for the case.

**`auto_collapse`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

whether to automatically collapse unions with one element to the inner validator, default true

**`custom_error_type`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error type to use if the validation fails

**`custom_error_message`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error message to use if the validation fails

**`custom_error_context`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error context to use if the validation fails

**`mode`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['smart', 'left\_to\_right'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

How to select which choice to return

-   `smart` (default) will try to return the choice which is the closest match to the input value
-   `left_to_right` will return the first choice in `choices` which succeeds validation

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## tagged\_union\_schema

```python
def tagged_union_schema(
    choices: dict[Any, CoreSchema],
    discriminator: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | Callable[[Any], Any],
    *,
    custom_error_type: str | None = None,
    custom_error_message: str | None = None,
    custom_error_context: dict[str, int | str | float] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    from_attributes: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> TaggedUnionSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a tagged union value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

apple_schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema(
    {
        'foo': core_schema.typed_dict_field(core_schema.str_schema()),
        'bar': core_schema.typed_dict_field(core_schema.int_schema()),
    }
)
banana_schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema(
    {
        'foo': core_schema.typed_dict_field(core_schema.str_schema()),
        'spam': core_schema.typed_dict_field(
            core_schema.list_schema(items_schema=core_schema.int_schema())
        ),
    }
)
schema = core_schema.tagged_union_schema(
    choices={
        'apple': apple_schema,
        'banana': banana_schema,
    },
    discriminator='foo',
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'foo': 'apple', 'bar': '123'}) == {'foo': 'apple', 'bar': 123}
assert v.validate_python({'foo': 'banana', 'spam': [1, 2, 3]}) == {
    'foo': 'banana',
    'spam': [1, 2, 3],
}
```

### Returns

`TaggedUnionSchema`

### Parameters

**`choices`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any), `CoreSchema`\]

The schemas to match When retrieving a schema from `choices` using the discriminator value, if the value is a str, it should be fed back into the `choices` map until a schema is obtained (This approach is to prevent multiple ownership of a single schema in Rust)

**`discriminator`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The discriminator to use to determine the schema to use

-   If `discriminator` is a str, it is the name of the attribute to use as the discriminator
-   If `discriminator` is a list of int/str, it should be used as a "path" to access the discriminator
-   If `discriminator` is a list of lists, each inner list is a path, and the first path that exists is used
-   If `discriminator` is a callable, it should return the discriminator when called on the value to validate; the callable can return `None` to indicate that there is no matching discriminator present on the input

**`custom_error_type`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error type to use if the validation fails

**`custom_error_message`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error message to use if the validation fails

**`custom_error_context`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error context to use if the validation fails

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the underlying schemas should be validated with strict mode

**`from_attributes`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to use the attributes of the object to retrieve the discriminator value

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## chain\_schema

```python
def chain_schema(
    steps: list[CoreSchema],
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ChainSchema
```

Returns a schema that chains the provided validation schemas, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str, info: core_schema.ValidationInfo) -> str:
    assert 'hello' in v
    return v + ' world'

fn_schema = core_schema.with_info_plain_validator_function(function=fn)
schema = core_schema.chain_schema(
    [fn_schema, fn_schema, fn_schema, core_schema.str_schema()]
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('hello') == 'hello world world world'
```

### Returns

`ChainSchema`

### Parameters

**`steps`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`CoreSchema`\]

The schemas to chain

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## lax\_or\_strict\_schema

```python
def lax_or_strict_schema(
    lax_schema: CoreSchema,
    strict_schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> LaxOrStrictSchema
```

Returns a schema that uses the lax or strict schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

def fn(v: str, info: core_schema.ValidationInfo) -> str:
    assert 'hello' in v
    return v + ' world'

lax_schema = core_schema.int_schema(strict=False)
strict_schema = core_schema.int_schema(strict=True)

schema = core_schema.lax_or_strict_schema(
    lax_schema=lax_schema, strict_schema=strict_schema, strict=True
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(123) == 123

schema = core_schema.lax_or_strict_schema(
    lax_schema=lax_schema, strict_schema=strict_schema, strict=False
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python('123') == 123
```

### Returns

`LaxOrStrictSchema`

### Parameters

**`lax_schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The lax schema to use

**`strict_schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The strict schema to use

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the strict schema should be used

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## json\_or\_python\_schema

```python
def json_or_python_schema(
    json_schema: CoreSchema,
    python_schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> JsonOrPythonSchema
```

Returns a schema that uses the Json or Python schema depending on the input:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, ValidationError, core_schema

v = SchemaValidator(
    core_schema.json_or_python_schema(
        json_schema=core_schema.int_schema(),
        python_schema=core_schema.int_schema(strict=True),
    )
)

assert v.validate_json('"123"') == 123

try:
    v.validate_python('123')
except ValidationError:
    pass
else:
    raise AssertionError('Validation should have failed')
```

### Returns

`JsonOrPythonSchema`

### Parameters

**`json_schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for Json inputs

**`python_schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for Python inputs

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## typed\_dict\_field

```python
def typed_dict_field(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    required: bool | None = None,
    validation_alias: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | None = None,
    serialization_alias: str | None = None,
    serialization_exclude: bool | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization_exclude_if: Callable[[Any], bool] | None = None,
) -> TypedDictField
```

Returns a schema that matches a typed dict field, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import core_schema

field = core_schema.typed_dict_field(schema=core_schema.int_schema(), required=True)
```

### Returns

`TypedDictField`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the field

**`required`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field is required, otherwise uses the value from `total` on the typed dict

**`validation_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias(es) to use to find the field in the validation data

**`serialization_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias to use as a key when serializing

**`serialization_exclude`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to exclude the field when serializing

**`serialization_exclude_if`** : [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

A callable that determines whether to exclude the field when serializing based on its value.

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

## typed\_dict\_schema

```python
def typed_dict_schema(
    fields: dict[str, TypedDictField],
    *,
    cls: type[Any] | None = None,
    cls_name: str | None = None,
    computed_fields: list[ComputedField] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    extras_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    extra_behavior: ExtraBehavior | None = None,
    total: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
    config: CoreConfig | None = None,
) -> TypedDictSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a typed dict, e.g.:

```py
from typing_extensions import TypedDict

from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

class MyTypedDict(TypedDict):
    a: str

wrapper_schema = core_schema.typed_dict_schema(
    {'a': core_schema.typed_dict_field(core_schema.str_schema())}, cls=MyTypedDict
)
v = SchemaValidator(wrapper_schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': 'hello'}) == {'a': 'hello'}
```

### Returns

`TypedDictSchema`

### Parameters

**`fields`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), `TypedDictField`\]

The fields to use for the typed dict

**`cls`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The class to use for the typed dict

**`cls_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name to use in error locations. Falls back to `cls.__name__`, or the validator name if no class is provided.

**`computed_fields`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`ComputedField`\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Computed fields to use when serializing the model, only applies when directly inside a model

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the typed dict is strict

**`extras_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The extra validator to use for the typed dict

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`extra_behavior`** : `ExtraBehavior` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The extra behavior to use for the typed dict

**`total`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the typed dict is total, otherwise uses `typed_dict_total` from config

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## model\_field

```python
def model_field(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    validation_alias: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | None = None,
    serialization_alias: str | None = None,
    serialization_exclude: bool | None = None,
    serialization_exclude_if: Callable[[Any], bool] | None = None,
    frozen: bool | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> ModelField
```

Returns a schema for a model field, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import core_schema

field = core_schema.model_field(schema=core_schema.int_schema())
```

### Returns

`ModelField`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the field

**`validation_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias(es) to use to find the field in the validation data

**`serialization_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias to use as a key when serializing

**`serialization_exclude`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to exclude the field when serializing

**`serialization_exclude_if`** : [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

A Callable that determines whether to exclude a field during serialization based on its value.

**`frozen`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field is frozen

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

## model\_fields\_schema

```python
def model_fields_schema(
    fields: dict[str, ModelField],
    *,
    model_name: str | None = None,
    computed_fields: list[ComputedField] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    extras_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    extras_keys_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    extra_behavior: ExtraBehavior | None = None,
    from_attributes: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ModelFieldsSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches the fields of a Pydantic model, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

wrapper_schema = core_schema.model_fields_schema(
    {'a': core_schema.model_field(core_schema.str_schema())}
)
v = SchemaValidator(wrapper_schema)
print(v.validate_python({'a': 'hello'}))
#> ({'a': 'hello'}, None, {'a'})
```

### Returns

`ModelFieldsSchema`

### Parameters

**`fields`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), `ModelField`\]

The fields of the model

**`model_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name of the model, used for error messages, defaults to "Model"

**`computed_fields`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`ComputedField`\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Computed fields to use when serializing the model, only applies when directly inside a model

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model is strict

**`extras_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The schema to use when validating extra input data

**`extras_keys_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The schema to use when validating the keys of extra input data

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`extra_behavior`** : `ExtraBehavior` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The extra behavior to use for the model fields

**`from_attributes`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model fields should be populated from attributes

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## model\_schema

```python
def model_schema(
    cls: type[Any],
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    generic_origin: type[Any] | None = None,
    custom_init: bool | None = None,
    root_model: bool | None = None,
    post_init: str | None = None,
    revalidate_instances: Literal['always', 'never', 'subclass-instances'] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    frozen: bool | None = None,
    extra_behavior: ExtraBehavior | None = None,
    config: CoreConfig | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ModelSchema
```

A model schema generally contains a typed-dict schema. It will run the typed dict validator, then create a new class and set the dict and fields set returned from the typed dict validator to `__dict__` and `__pydantic_fields_set__` respectively.

Example:

```py
from pydantic_core import CoreConfig, SchemaValidator, core_schema

class MyModel:
    __slots__ = (
        '__dict__',
        '__pydantic_fields_set__',
        '__pydantic_extra__',
        '__pydantic_private__',
    )

schema = core_schema.model_schema(
    cls=MyModel,
    config=CoreConfig(str_max_length=5),
    schema=core_schema.model_fields_schema(
        fields={'a': core_schema.model_field(core_schema.str_schema())},
    ),
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.isinstance_python({'a': 'hello'}) is True
assert v.isinstance_python({'a': 'too long'}) is False
```

### Returns

`ModelSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The class to use for the model

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the model

**`generic_origin`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The origin type used for this model, if it's a parametrized generic. Ex, if this model schema represents `SomeModel[int]`, generic\_origin is `SomeModel`

**`custom_init`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model has a custom init method

**`root_model`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model is a `RootModel`

**`post_init`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The call after init to use for the model

**`revalidate_instances`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['always', 'never', 'subclass-instances'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

whether instances of models and dataclasses (including subclass instances) should re-validate defaults to config.revalidate\_instances, else 'never'

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model is strict

**`frozen`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the model is frozen

**`extra_behavior`** : `ExtraBehavior` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The extra behavior to use for the model, used in serialization

**`config`** : `CoreConfig` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The config to use for the model

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## dataclass\_field

```python
def dataclass_field(
    name: str,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    kw_only: bool | None = None,
    init: bool | None = None,
    init_only: bool | None = None,
    validation_alias: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | None = None,
    serialization_alias: str | None = None,
    serialization_exclude: bool | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization_exclude_if: Callable[[Any], bool] | None = None,
    frozen: bool | None = None,
) -> DataclassField
```

Returns a schema for a dataclass field, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

field = core_schema.dataclass_field(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), kw_only=False
)
schema = core_schema.dataclass_args_schema('Foobar', [field])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': 'hello'}) == ({'a': 'hello'}, None)
```

### Returns

`DataclassField`

### Parameters

**`name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The name to use for the argument parameter

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the argument parameter

**`kw_only`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field can be set with a positional argument as well as a keyword argument

**`init`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field should be validated during initialization

**`init_only`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field should be omitted from `__dict__` and passed to `__post_init__`

**`validation_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias(es) to use to find the field in the validation data

**`serialization_alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias to use as a key when serializing

**`serialization_exclude`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to exclude the field when serializing

**`serialization_exclude_if`** : [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\], [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

A callable that determines whether to exclude the field when serializing based on its value.

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`frozen`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the field is frozen

## dataclass\_args\_schema

```python
def dataclass_args_schema(
    dataclass_name: str,
    fields: list[DataclassField],
    *,
    computed_fields: list[ComputedField] | None = None,
    collect_init_only: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
    extra_behavior: ExtraBehavior | None = None,
) -> DataclassArgsSchema
```

Returns a schema for validating dataclass arguments, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

field_a = core_schema.dataclass_field(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), kw_only=False
)
field_b = core_schema.dataclass_field(
    name='b', schema=core_schema.bool_schema(), kw_only=False
)
schema = core_schema.dataclass_args_schema('Foobar', [field_a, field_b])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': 'hello', 'b': True}) == ({'a': 'hello', 'b': True}, None)
```

### Returns

`DataclassArgsSchema`

### Parameters

**`dataclass_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The name of the dataclass being validated

**`fields`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`DataclassField`\]

The fields to use for the dataclass

**`computed_fields`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`ComputedField`\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Computed fields to use when serializing the dataclass

**`collect_init_only`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to collect init only fields into a dict to pass to `__post_init__`

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

**`extra_behavior`** : `ExtraBehavior` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

How to handle extra fields

## dataclass\_schema

```python
def dataclass_schema(
    cls: type[Any],
    schema: CoreSchema,
    fields: list[str],
    *,
    generic_origin: type[Any] | None = None,
    cls_name: str | None = None,
    post_init: bool | None = None,
    revalidate_instances: Literal['always', 'never', 'subclass-instances'] | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
    frozen: bool | None = None,
    slots: bool | None = None,
    config: CoreConfig | None = None,
) -> DataclassSchema
```

Returns a schema for a dataclass. As with `ModelSchema`, this schema can only be used as a field within another schema, not as the root type.

### Returns

`DataclassSchema`

### Parameters

**`cls`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The dataclass type, used to perform subclass checks

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the dataclass fields

**`fields`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)\]

Fields of the dataclass, this is used in serialization and in validation during re-validation and while validating assignment

**`generic_origin`** : [`type`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-type)\[[`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The origin type used for this dataclass, if it's a parametrized generic. Ex, if this model schema represents `SomeDataclass[int]`, generic\_origin is `SomeDataclass`

**`cls_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The name to use in error locs, etc; this is useful for generics (default: `cls.__name__`)

**`post_init`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to call `__post_init__` after validation

**`revalidate_instances`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['always', 'never', 'subclass-instances'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

whether instances of models and dataclasses (including subclass instances) should re-validate defaults to config.revalidate\_instances, else 'never'

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to require an exact instance of `cls`

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

**`frozen`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the dataclass is frozen

**`slots`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether `slots=True` on the dataclass, means each field is assigned independently, rather than simply setting `__dict__`, default false

## arguments\_parameter

```python
def arguments_parameter(
    name: str,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    mode: Literal['positional_only', 'positional_or_keyword', 'keyword_only'] | None = None,
    alias: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | None = None,
) -> ArgumentsParameter
```

Returns a schema that matches an argument parameter, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

param = core_schema.arguments_parameter(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
schema = core_schema.arguments_schema([param])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(('hello',)) == (('hello',), {})
```

### Returns

`ArgumentsParameter`

### Parameters

**`name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The name to use for the argument parameter

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the argument parameter

**`mode`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['positional\_only', 'positional\_or\_keyword', 'keyword\_only'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The mode to use for the argument parameter

**`alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias to use for the argument parameter

## arguments\_schema

```python
def arguments_schema(
    arguments: list[ArgumentsParameter],
    *,
    validate_by_name: bool | None = None,
    validate_by_alias: bool | None = None,
    var_args_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    var_kwargs_mode: VarKwargsMode | None = None,
    var_kwargs_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ArgumentsSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches an arguments schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

param_a = core_schema.arguments_parameter(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
param_b = core_schema.arguments_parameter(
    name='b', schema=core_schema.bool_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
schema = core_schema.arguments_schema([param_a, param_b])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python(('hello', True)) == (('hello', True), {})
```

### Returns

`ArgumentsSchema`

### Parameters

**`arguments`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`ArgumentsParameter`\]

The arguments to use for the arguments schema

**`validate_by_name`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to populate by the parameter names, defaults to `False`.

**`validate_by_alias`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to populate by the parameter aliases, defaults to `True`.

**`var_args_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The variable args schema to use for the arguments schema

**`var_kwargs_mode`** : `VarKwargsMode` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The validation mode to use for variadic keyword arguments. If `'uniform'`, every value of the keyword arguments will be validated against the `var_kwargs_schema` schema. If `'unpacked-typed-dict'`, the `var_kwargs_schema` argument must be a [`typed_dict_schema`](/docs/validation/latest/api/pydantic-core/pydantic_core_schema/#pydantic_core.core_schema.typed_dict_schema)

**`var_kwargs_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The variable kwargs schema to use for the arguments schema

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## arguments\_v3\_parameter

```python
def arguments_v3_parameter(
    name: str,
    schema: CoreSchema,
    *,
    mode: Literal['positional_only', 'positional_or_keyword', 'keyword_only', 'var_args', 'var_kwargs_uniform', 'var_kwargs_unpacked_typed_dict'] | None = None,
    alias: str | list[str | int] | list[list[str | int]] | None = None,
) -> ArgumentsV3Parameter
```

Returns a schema that matches an argument parameter, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

param = core_schema.arguments_v3_parameter(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
schema = core_schema.arguments_v3_schema([param])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': 'hello'}) == (('hello',), {})
```

### Returns

`ArgumentsV3Parameter`

### Parameters

**`name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The name to use for the argument parameter

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the argument parameter

**`mode`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['positional\_only', 'positional\_or\_keyword', 'keyword\_only', 'var\_args', 'var\_kwargs\_uniform', 'var\_kwargs\_unpacked\_typed\_dict'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The mode to use for the argument parameter

**`alias`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\] | [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)\]\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The alias to use for the argument parameter

## arguments\_v3\_schema

```python
def arguments_v3_schema(
    arguments: list[ArgumentsV3Parameter],
    *,
    validate_by_name: bool | None = None,
    validate_by_alias: bool | None = None,
    extra_behavior: Literal['forbid', 'ignore'] | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> ArgumentsV3Schema
```

Returns a schema that matches an arguments schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

param_a = core_schema.arguments_v3_parameter(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
param_b = core_schema.arguments_v3_parameter(
    name='kwargs', schema=core_schema.bool_schema(), mode='var_kwargs_uniform'
)
schema = core_schema.arguments_v3_schema([param_a, param_b])
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python({'a': 'hi', 'kwargs': {'b': True}}) == (('hi',), {'b': True})
```

This schema is currently not used by other Pydantic components. In V3, it will most likely become the default arguments schema for the `'call'` schema.

### Returns

`ArgumentsV3Schema`

### Parameters

**`arguments`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`ArgumentsV3Parameter`\]

The arguments to use for the arguments schema.

**`validate_by_name`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to populate by the parameter names, defaults to `False`.

**`validate_by_alias`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to populate by the parameter aliases, defaults to `True`.

**`extra_behavior`** : [`Literal`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Literal)\['forbid', 'ignore'\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The extra behavior to use.

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places.

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core.

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema.

## call\_schema

```python
def call_schema(
    arguments: CoreSchema,
    function: Callable[..., Any],
    *,
    function_name: str | None = None,
    return_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> CallSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches an arguments schema, then calls a function, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

param_a = core_schema.arguments_parameter(
    name='a', schema=core_schema.str_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
param_b = core_schema.arguments_parameter(
    name='b', schema=core_schema.bool_schema(), mode='positional_only'
)
args_schema = core_schema.arguments_schema([param_a, param_b])

schema = core_schema.call_schema(
    arguments=args_schema,
    function=lambda a, b: a + str(not b),
    return_schema=core_schema.str_schema(),
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python((('hello', True))) == 'helloFalse'
```

### Returns

`CallSchema`

### Parameters

**`arguments`** : `CoreSchema`

The arguments to use for the arguments schema

**`function`** : [`Callable`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Callable)\[..., [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\]

The function to use for the call schema

**`function_name`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The function name to use for the call schema, if not provided `function.__name__` is used

**`return_schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The return schema to use for the call schema

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## custom\_error\_schema

```python
def custom_error_schema(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    custom_error_type: str,
    *,
    custom_error_message: str | None = None,
    custom_error_context: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> CustomErrorSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a custom error value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.custom_error_schema(
    schema=core_schema.int_schema(),
    custom_error_type='MyError',
    custom_error_message='Error msg',
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
v.validate_python(1)
```

### Returns

`CustomErrorSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The schema to use for the custom error schema

**`custom_error_type`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The custom error type to use for the custom error schema

**`custom_error_message`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error message to use for the custom error schema

**`custom_error_context`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The custom error context to use for the custom error schema

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## json\_schema

```python
def json_schema(
    schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
    *,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> JsonSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a JSON value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

dict_schema = core_schema.model_fields_schema(
    {
        'field_a': core_schema.model_field(core_schema.str_schema()),
        'field_b': core_schema.model_field(core_schema.bool_schema()),
    },
)

class MyModel:
    __slots__ = (
        '__dict__',
        '__pydantic_fields_set__',
        '__pydantic_extra__',
        '__pydantic_private__',
    )
    field_a: str
    field_b: bool

json_schema = core_schema.json_schema(schema=dict_schema)
schema = core_schema.model_schema(cls=MyModel, schema=json_schema)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
m = v.validate_python('{"field_a": "hello", "field_b": true}')
assert isinstance(m, MyModel)
```

### Returns

`JsonSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The schema to use for the JSON schema

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## url\_schema

```python
def url_schema(
    *,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    allowed_schemes: list[str] | None = None,
    host_required: bool | None = None,
    default_host: str | None = None,
    default_port: int | None = None,
    default_path: str | None = None,
    preserve_empty_path: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> UrlSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a URL value, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.url_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
print(v.validate_python('https://example.com'))
#> https://example.com/
```

### Returns

`UrlSchema`

### Parameters

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The maximum length of the URL

**`allowed_schemes`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The allowed URL schemes

**`host_required`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the URL must have a host

**`default_host`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default host to use if the URL does not have a host

**`default_port`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default port to use if the URL does not have a port

**`default_path`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default path to use if the URL does not have a path

**`preserve_empty_path`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to preserve an empty path or convert it to '/', default False

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to use strict URL parsing

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## multi\_host\_url\_schema

```python
def multi_host_url_schema(
    *,
    max_length: int | None = None,
    allowed_schemes: list[str] | None = None,
    host_required: bool | None = None,
    default_host: str | None = None,
    default_port: int | None = None,
    default_path: str | None = None,
    preserve_empty_path: bool | None = None,
    strict: bool | None = None,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> MultiHostUrlSchema
```

Returns a schema that matches a URL value with possibly multiple hosts, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.multi_host_url_schema()
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
print(v.validate_python('redis://localhost,0.0.0.0,127.0.0.1'))
#> redis://localhost,0.0.0.0,127.0.0.1
```

### Returns

`MultiHostUrlSchema`

### Parameters

**`max_length`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The maximum length of the URL

**`allowed_schemes`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The allowed URL schemes

**`host_required`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether the URL must have a host

**`default_host`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default host to use if the URL does not have a host

**`default_port`** : [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default port to use if the URL does not have a port

**`default_path`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

The default path to use if the URL does not have a path

**`preserve_empty_path`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to preserve an empty path or convert it to '/', default False

**`strict`** : [`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Whether to use strict URL parsing

**`ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

optional unique identifier of the schema, used to reference the schema in other places

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## definitions\_schema

```python
def definitions_schema(
    schema: CoreSchema,
    definitions: list[CoreSchema],
) -> DefinitionsSchema
```

Build a schema that contains both an inner schema and a list of definitions which can be used within the inner schema.

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema = core_schema.definitions_schema(
    core_schema.list_schema(core_schema.definition_reference_schema('foobar')),
    [core_schema.int_schema(ref='foobar')],
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python([1, 2, '3']) == [1, 2, 3]
```

### Returns

`DefinitionsSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema`** : `CoreSchema`

The inner schema

**`definitions`** : [`list`](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-list)\[`CoreSchema`\]

List of definitions which can be referenced within inner schema

## definition\_reference\_schema

```python
def definition_reference_schema(
    schema_ref: str,
    ref: str | None = None,
    metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
    serialization: SerSchema | None = None,
) -> DefinitionReferenceSchema
```

Returns a schema that points to a schema stored in "definitions", this is useful for nested recursive models and also when you want to define validators separately from the main schema, e.g.:

```py
from pydantic_core import SchemaValidator, core_schema

schema_definition = core_schema.definition_reference_schema('list-schema')
schema = core_schema.definitions_schema(
    schema=schema_definition,
    definitions=[
        core_schema.list_schema(items_schema=schema_definition, ref='list-schema'),
    ],
)
v = SchemaValidator(schema)
assert v.validate_python([()]) == [[]]
```

### Returns

`DefinitionReferenceSchema`

### Parameters

**`schema_ref`** : [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

The schema ref to use for the definition reference schema

**`metadata`** : [`dict`](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#dict)\[[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str), [`Any`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Any)\] | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Any other information you want to include with the schema, not used by pydantic-core

**`serialization`** : `SerSchema` | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) _Default:_ `None`

Custom serialization schema

## iter\_union\_choices

```python
def iter_union_choices(union_schema: UnionSchema) -> Generator[CoreSchema]
```

Iterate over the choices of a `'union'` schema.

### Returns

[`Generator`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Generator)\[`CoreSchema`\]

## WhenUsed

Values have the following meanings:

-   `'always'` means always use
-   `'unless-none'` means use unless the value is `None`
-   `'json'` means use when serializing to JSON
-   `'json-unless-none'` means use when serializing to JSON and the value is not `None`

**Default:** `Literal['always', 'unless-none', 'json', 'json-unless-none']`