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Well, it comes down to "can he switch from JSON to YAML" in the first 
place as he is going to parse "by-third-party" generated json. So, if he 
can persuade MongoDB to output YAML instead, he would be all fine.

Just my 2 cents.

On 28.08.2015 18:15, Robin Koch wrote:
> Am 28.08.2015 um 18:09 schrieb Sven R. Kunze:
>
> >> I'm reading JSON output from an input file, and extracting values.
> >
>> for proper parsing into native Python types, I would recommend YAML.
>
> "What's the best way to get from A to B?"
> "I recommend starting at C."
>
> - Every other usenet-discussion.
>