`pydantic` is a great tool for validating data coming from various sources.

In this section, we will look at how to validate data from different types of files.

!!!Note:

!!!note

If you're using any of the below file formats to parse configuration / settings, you might want to

consider using the[`pydantic-settings`][pydantic_settings] library, which offers builtin

support for parsing this type of data.