eval $(python parse_yaml.py example_file.yaml)
In this example the following variables are accessible:
$key1
$key2_nested
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Parse YAML file to bash variables
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| key1: 'test' | |
| key2: | |
| nested: 1 |
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| #!/usr/bin/python | |
| import sys | |
| import yaml | |
| def parse(obj, base_prefix=None): | |
| for key in obj: | |
| value = obj[key] | |
| prefix = '{}_{}'.format(base_prefix, key) if base_prefix else key | |
| if str(key).find("_") != -1 : | |
| print( | |
| "WARNING: Underscores are used in variable names, and possibly to indicate hierarchy", | |
| file=sys.stderr) | |
| if type(value) == dict: | |
| parse(value, prefix) | |
| elif type(value) == list: | |
| parse( | |
| dict(enumerate(value)), | |
| prefix) | |
| else: | |
| print('export {}="{}"'.format(prefix, value)) | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f: | |
| parse(yaml.load(f)) |
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