Format

YAML

Summary

Name

YAML

Identifiers

PUID: fmt/818

Description

YAML is data serialisation format which uses a text file organised in a human-readable form. YAML can be used with several platforms of programming languages such as C, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Javascript and others.

File extensions

yaml, yml

Source

Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Changelog

• Added in V83

  Release date

  17 December 2015

  YAML: Full entry added.