yq_library_yaml_to_json_conversion_with_jq_selector.py

1import io
2from yq import yq
3
4# Sample YAML data
5yaml_input = """
6foo:
7  bar: 1
8  baz: 2
9"""
10
11# Convert string to a file-like object
12input_stream = io.StringIO(yaml_input)
13output_stream = io.StringIO()
14
15# The yq function mimics the CLI behavior: 
16# It takes an input stream, an output stream, and jq arguments.
17# This example selects the 'foo' object from the YAML.
18yq(input_stream, output_stream, args=["-c", ".foo"])
19
20# Retrieve and print the result
21output_stream.seek(0)
22print(output_stream.read())
23# Output: {"bar": 1, "baz": 2}