Re: Question on yaml syntax

Wong, Shin Guey wrote:
> Previously I am using pysyck to parse the yaml file. But when I tried to use the latest pyYAML, it failed to parse.
> 
> The failing block is like this:
> 
> ----------------------------------
> - { name: foo, def: 0x0, desc: |
>       Foo desc
>       Long foo description
>   }
> ----------------------------------
> 
> It failed on the "desc: |", where "|" is not a valid token.
> 
> So, whether the block above is a valid yaml syntax or pyYAML not able to parse the block above? However, pysyck is working fine for my yaml file.

Syck is wrong, this is not a valid YAML document.  Literal scalars could 
  be only used in the block context, i.e. outside the [] and {} markers.
For instance, the following document is valid and parseable by both 
PyYAML and Syck:

- name: foo
   def: 0x0
   desc: |
     Foo desc
     Long foo description


Thanks,
Kirill

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