From: sto.mar@... Date: 2012-07-11T15:38:31+09:00 Subject: Re: read and store definitions from an outer file Am 10.07.2012 18:29, schrieb Jan E.: > Hi, > > Using a Module as Jam suggested is probably the simplest way. > > But of course there are also many data formats you can use. I actually > prefer JSON over YAML, because it's simpler and more "robust". Reading > and writing works pretty much like with YAML: For a config file that I or (somebody else) might want to edit directly, I find YAML more human readable than JSON JSON: {"name":"some name","address":"some address"} YAML: :name: some name :address: some address But, of course, that's a matter of taste. --