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As of 2025, Pydantic remains a cornerstone of data validation and serialization in the Python ecosystem. Yet, with the evolving needs of performance-critical applications and broader standardization efforts in the language, new contenders have emerged - and old ones are adapting.

In this article, we explore the current landscape of Python data serialization libraries, their strengths, weaknesses, and futures.

Pydantic is widely known for its powerful data validation and parsing capabilities using Python type hints. While it's most popular with FastAPI, it can be elegantly integrated with Flask to improve request validation, input parsing, and response formatting.

This article outlines best practices for combining Flask with Pydantic in a clean, maintainable way.