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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 [R336].

Parameters:

path : file or string

File or filename to read. Filenames ending in .gz or .bz2 will be uncompressed.

Returns:

G : NetworkX graph

References

[R336](1, 2) http://www.yaml.org

Examples

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