What
A python extension for parsing and evaluating terraform using defsec.
While terraform uses HCL as its configuration format, it requires numerous forms of variable interpolation, function and expression evaluation, which is beyond the typical usage of an hcl parser. To achieve compatiblity with the myriad real world usages of terraform, this library uses the canonical implementation from terraform, along with the interpolation and evaluation from defsec to offer a high level interface to parsing terraform modules.
Installation
pip install tfparse
We currently distribute binaries for MacOS (x86_64, arm64) and Linux (x86_64, aarch64).
Usage
A terraform module root, with terraform init having been performed to resolve module references.
from tfparse import load_from_path
parsed = load_from_path('path_to_terraform_root')
print(parsed.keys())
Building
- requires a modern golang (1.18)
python setup.py developCredits
aquasecurity/defsec - golang module for parsing and evaluating terraform hcl
Scalr/pygohcl - python bindings for terraform hcl via golang extension