Quotes in output if string is number

[paradajz]

Given the following YAML example:

  analog:
    type: "native"

Running dasel -n -f demo.yml analog.type gives me native. No quotes. However, if type is something like this:

  analog:
    type: "4067"

Running the same command gives me "4067". Notice the quotes in output. Is this a bug or am I missing something here?

[TomWright]

Hey @paradajz - This isn't a bug.

Since you are referencing a YAML file the input + output is being parsed/formatted as YAML.

• "native" is a string
• native is a string
• "4067" is a string
• 4067 is an int

In order for dasel to output 4067 as a string it must be surrounded by quotes.

If you do not want the output to be formatted as yaml you can use the -w - flag or --plain flag.

These are equivalent for this use-case and will cause the output to be native and 4067 without quotes.

$ dasel -n -f demo.yml --plain analog.type
4067