# Documentation The documentation [mentions](https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html#standard-compliance-and-interoperability): > The JSON format is specified by [RFC 7159](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7159.html) and by [ECMA-404](https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-404/). However, [RFC 7159](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7159.html) was obsoleted by [RFC 8259](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8259). Should we update the linked RFC?