Comment on PEP 723 – Embedding pyproject.toml in single-file scripts – peps.python.orgparentComments−Denvercoder93yOn that note, I will never understand why they chose .toml instead of just json or yaml..https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/#other-file-formats−SushiHippie3yThanks this also gave another reason why they didn't use a dict for configuration https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/#python-literals−ElectricalUnion3yYAML is only fun when you're not tripping in the numerous landmines in the way: https://noyaml.com/−lijok3yI think "easy for humans to edit" is where I mostly disagree with. To this day I have not worked with anyone that understood the .toml format.−heinrich59913yHey. I think I understand the .toml format. What do you want to know?−paulddraper3yHow much time have you spent towards TOML vs -- say -- YAML?More editable than JSON and far simpler than YAML.---The Rust ecosystem also uses TOML.
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https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/#other-file-formats
Thanks this also gave another reason why they didn't use a dict for configuration https://peps.python.org/pep-0518/#python-literals
YAML is only fun when you're not tripping in the numerous landmines in the way: https://noyaml.com/
I think "easy for humans to edit" is where I mostly disagree with. To this day I have not worked with anyone that understood the .toml format.
Hey. I think I understand the .toml format. What do you want to know?
How much time have you spent towards TOML vs -- say -- YAML?
More editable than JSON and far simpler than YAML.
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The Rust ecosystem also uses TOML.