Python YAML (was Re: XML overuse? (was Re: Python to XML to Python conversion))

[Steve Howell]

> |
> | It does and it's very interesting.  It does sound a lot like
> | http://yaml.org to me, though  (They even have an RFC).
> | Don't you think YAML might be a superset of your ideas?
>
> Yes, Steve Howell even has a python implementation of it...
> http://yaml.org/python/PyYaml_14jul2002.tgz
>
> I'm sure he'd love your comments/contributions.
>

Yes indeed.  It's still alpha software, but it's quite usable for basic YAML
applications, such as making config files and creating test drivers.  It's
not robust enough to use as your primary serializer, but it's getting there.