diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index aeec928ec..fd899d423 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ They can be used when installing in order to include additional dependencies, e. $ pip install jsonschema'[format]' -You will also want to read the `format validation documentation `_. +Be aware that the mere presence of these dependencies – or even the specification of ``format`` checks in a schema – do **not** activate format checks (as per specification). +Please read the `format validation documentation `_ for details. .. start cut from PyPI diff --git a/docs/validate.rst b/docs/validate.rst index 95fee3dff..3d04a9a54 100644 --- a/docs/validate.rst +++ b/docs/validate.rst @@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ Validating Formats ------------------ JSON Schema defines the :kw:`format` keyword which can be used to check if primitive types (``string``\s, ``number``\s, ``boolean``\s) conform to well-defined formats. -By default, as per the specification, no validation is enforced. Optionally however, validation can be enabled by hooking a `format-checking object ` into a `Validator`. +By default, as per the specification, no validation is enforced. +Optionally however, validation can be enabled by hooking a `format-checking object ` into a `Validator`. .. doctest::