YAML for better output formatting

yamlprint.ipynb

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   "source": [
    "import yaml\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "def yamlformat(to_format):\n",
    "    out = yaml.dump(to_format, default_flow_style=False)\n",
    "    return out\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "def yamlprint(to_print):\n",
    "    out = yamlformat(to_print)\n",
    "    print(out)\n"
   ]
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    "some_dict = {\n",
    "    \"foo\": \"bar\",\n",
    "    \"baz\": {\n",
    "        \"wow\": [\n",
    "            \"item1\",\n",
    "            \"item2\",\n",
    "            \"item3\"\n",
    "        ]\n",
    "    }\n",
    "}\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "just_a_list_maam = [\"apples\", \"oranges\", \"bananas\", \"bananas???\"]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 4,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "- apples\n",
      "- oranges\n",
      "- bananas\n",
      "- bananas???\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "yamlprint(just_a_list_maam)"
   ]
  },
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   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
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     "name": "stdout",
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      "baz:\n",
      "  wow:\n",
      "  - item1\n",
      "  - item2\n",
      "  - item3\n",
      "foo: bar\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "yamlprint(some_dict)"
   ]
  },
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