networkx.readwrite.nx_yaml.read_yaml¶

read_yaml(path)[source]¶

Read graph in YAML format from path.

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages 1.

Parameters: path (file or string) – File or filename to read. Filenames ending in .gz or .bz2 will be uncompressed.
Returns: G
Return type: NetworkX graph

Examples

>>> G = nx.path_graph(4)
>>> nx.write_yaml(G, "test.yaml")
>>> G = nx.read_yaml("test.yaml")

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