Quickly verify that a YAML file loads successfully.
Section: Validate and inspect YAML from the terminal
Parse YAML with Python
bash
bash
python - <<'PY'
import yaml
with open('config.yaml') as f:
print(yaml.safe_load(f))
PYExplanation
Useful when you already have Python and PyYAML available and want a fast sanity check.
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