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Import a YAML file
Contributed by:
Arnoud Buzing
ResourceFunction["ImportYAML"][session,file] imports a YAML file using an external Python session. |
Details and Options
YAML refers to YAML Ain't Markup Language and is a human-friendly data serialization standard for all programming languages.
ResourceFunction["ImportYAML"] requires the PyYAML package to be installed on your machine. This package can be installed by running the command pip install PyYAML.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
Install PyYAML, if it is not already installed:
| In[1]:= | ![RunProcess[{"pip", "install", "PyYAML"}, "StandardOutput"]](https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/resourcesystem/images/332/3326f889-9f1d-4e6a-a6db-8241ae77a6a6/4774d029833d434e.png){kind=small} |
| Out[1]= |  |
Import a YAML file:
| In[2]:= | ![session = StartExternalSession["Python"];
ResourceFunction["ImportYAML"][session, "document.yaml"]](https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/resourcesystem/images/332/3326f889-9f1d-4e6a-a6db-8241ae77a6a6/13a5cac174e6d1da.png){kind=small} |
| Out[2]= |  |
Display the raw content of the file:
| In[3]:= | ![FilePrint["document.yaml"]](https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/resourcesystem/images/332/3326f889-9f1d-4e6a-a6db-8241ae77a6a6/37d7f291e489fddb.png){kind=small} |
Publisher
Related Links
- YAML–A Human-Friendly Data Serialization Standard for All Programming Languages
- Python Package Index–PyYAML
Version History
- 1.0.0 – 10 July 2019
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