pyyaml_test_new_line.py

import yaml

content = """First line

Second line

Third line"""

print("The following is the content")
print(content)
print("-------------END of content")

print("\nThe following is when you dump it")
print(yaml.dump(content))
print("-------------END of dump")

print("\nThe following is when you load, say, a file with the content")
print(yaml.load(content))
print("-------------END of load")

# OUTPUT:
"""
The following is the content
First line

Second line

Third line
-------------END of content

The following is when you dump it
'First line


  Second line


  Third line'

-------------END of dump

The following is when you load, say, a file with the content
First line
Second line
Third line
-------------END of load
"""

New lines are killing me.

I didn't have to read "JSON reference", but I guess I'll have to give "YAML reference" (here) a try, not knowing understanding the 'reference' could help me out.

What I have so far

loaded = yaml.load(file_content)
lines = loaded.split("\n")
fixed_str = ""
for line in lines:
  # Add 2 empty spaces ' ' + ' ' at the beginning of a line
  # Add 3 new lines at the end of a line
  fixed_str = "  " + line + "\n\n\n"
# load AGAIN
fixed_str = yaml.load(fixed_str)