dumbyaml

library0.9.3pypypi✓ verified 85d ago

A restricted YAML parser that reads only a safe subset of YAML, designed for use with config files where you want to avoid arbitrary YAML features. Version 0.9.3 is current. Release cadence is low, with occasional updates.

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pip install dumbyaml

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dumbyaml

serializationpythonv0.9.3

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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load

✓ from dumbyaml import load

✗ import yaml

dumbyaml replaces PyYAML's load for safe parsing

Load a simple YAML string.

from dumbyaml import load yaml_str = """ name: test version: 1 """ data = load(yaml_str) print(data['name']) # test

Debug

Known issues

gotchadumbyaml does NOT support full YAML 1.1; it only accepts a restricted subset (scalars, mappings, sequences, basic tags). Do not expect anchors, aliases, or complex types to work.

fix

Use only simple YAML constructs: strings, numbers, lists, dicts.

affects: all

breakingdumbyaml's load returns only primitive Python types (str, int, float, bool, None, list, dict). It will never return arbitrary Python objects, unlike PyYAML's FullLoader

fix

If you need custom objects, serialize them manually.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

dumbyaml.exceptions.DumpyError: Unexpected end of stream

Malformed YAML (e.g., missing closing quote or colon)

fix

Check your YAML syntax. dumbyaml is strict; trailing spaces or indentation errors also cause this.

dumbyaml.exceptions.DumpyError: Unsupported YAML construct

Using a YAML feature not in the restricted subset (e.g., anchors, tags like !!python/object)

fix

Remove unsupported constructs. Stick to basic mappings, sequences, and scalars.

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Version history

0.9.3latest on PyPI · released Nov 20, 2015

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/crdoconnor/dumbyaml ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/dumbyaml/ ↗