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shyaml_yaml_stream_parsing_with_nested_path_lookup.py
pythonParses a YAML stream and retrieves a specific value using shyaml's internal path
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shyaml_yaml_stream_parsing_with_nested_path_lookup.py
1import yaml
2from shyaml import shyaml_get
3
4# Sample YAML data as a stream (string)
5yaml_content = """
6config:
7 version: 1.2.3
8 settings:
9 enabled: true
10 tags:
11 - production
12 - web
13"""
14
15def quickstart():
16 # Load the YAML content into a Python object
17 data = yaml.safe_load(yaml_content)
18
19 # Use shyaml's internal getter to access a nested value
20 # The path is passed as a list of keys
21 try:
22 # Example: accessing 'config.settings.enabled'
23 value = shyaml_get(data, ["config", "settings", "enabled"])
24 print(f"Enabled status: {value}")
25
26 # Example: accessing an item in a list
27 tag = shyaml_get(data, ["config", "settings", "tags", "0"])
28 print(f"First tag: {tag}")
29
30 except (KeyError, IndexError) as e:
31 print(f"Path not found: {e}")
32
33if __name__ == "__main__":
34 quickstart()