How to Load & Parse YAML file in Python?

To install YAML library:

pip install pyyaml

To load a YAML file:

>>> import yaml
 >>> print yaml.load("""
 ... name: Vorlin Laruknuzum
 ... sex: Male
 ... class: Priest
 ... title: Acolyte
 ... hp: [32, 71]
 ... sp: [1, 13]
 ... gold: 423
 ... inventory:
 ... - a Holy Book of Prayers (Words of Wisdom)
 ... - an Azure Potion of Cure Light Wounds
 ... - a Silver Wand of Wonder
 ... """)

To convert a dictionary to a YAML file:

>>> print yaml.dump({'name': "The Cloak 'Colluin'", 'depth': 5, 'rarity': 45, 'weight': 10, 'cost': 50000, 'flags': ['INT', 'WIS',     'SPEED', 'STEALTH']})

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