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PyYAML

https://pyyaml.org/

https://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation

PyYAML provides YAML serialization/deserialization in Python.

Installation

pip install pyyaml
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<code>requirements.txt</code>
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pyyaml == 
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<font color=darkkhaki>To install, see the "Installation" section from https://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation.</font>

=Deserialize YAML=
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import yaml

with open('some-file.yaml', 'rt') as f:
  content = f.read()
data = yaml.load(content, Loader=yaml.Loader)

Serialize YAML

import yaml

# with the default flow style, the document is rendered in a non-indented manner 
print (yaml.dump(data, default_flow_style=False))

Safely Navigate a Complex Data Structure

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Safely Navigate a Complex Data Structure