YAML Syntax

2.1.2. YAML Syntax#

Basic Structure

  • Key-Value Pairs:

    name: John Doe
age: 30

  • Nested Structures:

    person:
  name: John Doe
  age: 30
Strings

  • String Formatting:

    greeting: "Hello, World!"
farewell: 'Goodbye!'

  • Multiline Strings:

    descr: |
  A multiline string.
  Retains line breaks.

Abbreviated forms

Lists and Dictionaries can be condensed:

  • start = ["a", "b"]

  • user = {name: John, job: Developer}

Lists
fruits:
  - Apple
  - Banana
  - Cherry
Comments
# A comment
name: John Doe  # Also a comment