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Section: Scalars, maps, and sequences

Nulls, booleans, and numbers

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draft: null
enabled: true
max_retries: 3
price: 7.99
Explanation

Use plain scalars carefully. YAML has implicit typing rules, so quoting can help avoid ambiguity.

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