This package provides the yaml commandline utlity for converting to/from YAML and for manipulating YAML files
yaml round-trip <file_name> for basic roundtrip testing of YAML files
yaml json <file_name> for conversion of JSON file(s) to a single YAML block style document
yaml json --write <file_name> to convert JSON files to individual .yaml files. This is essential for being able to comparing otherwise unreadable JSON files (e.g. single line metadata.json files in .whl distributions)
yaml ini <file_name> for conversion of an INI/config file (ConfigObj comment and nested sections supported) to a YAML block style document. This requires configobj to be installed (pip install ruamel.yaml.cmd[configobj])
yaml from-csv <file_name> for conversion CSV to a YAML file to a a table in an HTML file.
yaml htmltable <file_name> for conversion of the basic structure in a YAML file to a a table in an HTML file. The YAML file:
title: - fruit - legume local: - apple - sprouts import: - orange - broccoli
is converted into the table:
title | fruit | legume |
local | apple | sprouts |
import | orange | broccoli |
yaml merge-expand <input> <output> expand merges in input YAML file (use - for stdin/out)
See yaml --help for more information on the availble commands