write_read_yaml.py

########################################################################
## MAKE YAML

#!/usr/bin/env python
import yaml
import numpy as np

a = np.matrix('1 2; 3 4')
z = 'hello world'

data = dict(
    array = str(a),
    string = z
)

with open('data.yml', 'w') as outfile:
    yaml.dump(data, outfile, default_flow_style=False)
    
########################################################################
## READ YAML

#!/usr/bin/env python
import yaml

with open('data.yml') as info:
    dict = yaml.load(info)
    
print(dict)
print(dict.z)