SPARQLWrapper

Spec sheet

What it does

SPARQLWrapper is a Python wrapper for remotely executing queries against a SPARQL service and optionally converting results.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Purpose

SPARQLWrapper is a Python wrapper for remotely executing queries against SPARQL services.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Available platforms

desktopRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

Integrations

RDFLib is used to parse RDF results and is imported only when needed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Support

Community support is available through the RDFLib developers' discussion group, and users can report issues on GitHub.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

License

The package is licensed under the W3C license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

API documentation

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

Authentication

The documentation describes BASIC and DIGEST HTTP authentication methods.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Automated test runs

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

Command line

Installation makes the `rqw` command line script available in the Python environment.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Endpoint compatibility

The documentation describes endpoint behavior for implementations including Fuseki, Eclipse RDF4J, GraphDB, Virtuoso, and Stardog.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

GraphQL support

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

gRPC support

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

HTTP methods

Requests use HTTP GET by default, and POST can be selected for larger queries, though some method and result format combinations may not work with all processors.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Installation

The documentation lists installation from PyPI, GitHub, or Debian packages and notes Debian's version may lag behind the latest release.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

License and platform

PyPI lists the W3C License and classifies the package as OS independent, for developers, and requiring Python 3.7 or later.Read 8 Oct 2026 · pypi.org

Limit

The module does not validate query syntax; the SPARQL service performs syntax and validity checking.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Output formats

Documented return formats include XML, JSON, JSON-LD, Turtle, N3, RDF/XML, CSV and TSV.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Query support

The documentation provides examples for SELECT, ASK, CONSTRUCT, DESCRIBE, and SPARQL UPDATE queries.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Query types

It supports SPARQL query forms including SELECT, ASK, CONSTRUCT and DESCRIBE, as well as update operations such as INSERT and DELETE.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

RDFLib dependency

RDFLib is imported lazily for RDF parsing and need not be installed if RDF formats are not used.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Result conversion

It can convert query results into Python representations, including dictionaries, DOM trees, strings, and RDFLib Graph objects.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

SPARQLWrapper2

SPARQLWrapper2 handles JSON SELECT results and provides helpers for processing bindings.Read 8 Oct 2026 · sparqlwrapper.readthedocs.io

Team workspaces

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

WebSocket support

NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• API clients#37 of 387.0