use YAML for config input file

[orbeckst]

The ini format used for cfg files is limiting. Switch to yaml.

• implement yaml parsing
• provide translator script to rewrite old cfg files as yml

[ianmkenney]

I am looking into ways to get yaml parsing. Do we want to write our own or use something like pyyaml.org?

[orbeckst]

Never roll your own if you can use a tested library!

It needs to be something that can be installed via pip.

Maybe @dotsdl has any suggestions.

On 11 Dec, 2015, at 21:47, Ian Kenney wrote:

I am looking into ways to get yaml parsing. Do we want to write our own or use something like pyyaml.org?

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[dotsdl]

Just use PyYAML.

[ianmkenney]

Closing.

[orbeckst]

Is this fixed in a commit? If so, add to the commit comment closes #1 and it will be automatically referenced here. Otherwise, give the SHA1 of the commit in your manual closing message.

[ianmkenney]

closed with 13110a5

[ianmkenney]

Closing the reopened issue... sha1: 13110a5