lite format for Structured Data within Plain Text?

is a straightforward machine parsable data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages such as PeRl and PyThon. YAML is optimized for data serialization, configuration settings, log files, Internet messaging and filtering. Alternative to XML, RDF.

http://www.yaml.org/

example: http://www.yaml.org/start.html

Syck implementation http://whytheluckystiff.net/syck/

PyThon implementation http://iron.cx/yaml/

WiKi http://yaml.freepan.org/

Jan'2006 update - esp Syck/[PySyck] http://redhanded.hobix.com/inspect/languageHoppingWithYaml.html

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