Working With TOML and Python

Darren Jones 16 Lessons 1h 9m intermediate data-structures

TOML—Tom’s Obvious Minimal Language—is a reasonably new configuration file format that the Python community has embraced over the last couple of years. TOML plays an essential part in the Python ecosystem. Many of your favorite tools rely on TOML for configuration, and you’ll use pyproject.toml when you build and distribute your own packages.

In this video course, you’ll learn more about TOML and how you can use it. In particular, you’ll:

Learn and understand the syntax of TOML
Use tomli and tomllib to parse TOML documents
Use tomli_w to write data structures as TOML
Use tomlkit when you need more control over your TOML files

What’s Included:

16 Lessons
Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
2 Downloadable Resources
Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
Certificate of Completion

Downloadable Resources:

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Getting Started With TOML

9 Lessons 43m

1. Working With TOML and Python (Overview)01:21

2. Using TOML as a Configuration Format04:07

3. Understanding Tom's Obvious Minimal Language04:53

4. Learning About Data Types in TOML06:33

5. Exploring Tables in TOML05:53

6. Timing and Arrays04:50

7. Loading TOML With Python06:21

8. Comparing TOML and Python Types06:00

9. Using Configuration Files03:33

Writing and Updating TOML

7 Lessons 25m

1. Dumping Python Objects as TOML05:27

2. Write TOML Documents With tomli_w04:52

3. Creating New TOML Documents02:49

4. Creating TOML From Scratch04:15

5. Updating Existing TOML Documents04:01

6. Reading and Writing TOML Losslessly03:33

7. Working With TOML and Python (Summary)00:51

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About Darren Jones

With 20 years as a teacher of music technology, Darren is keen to bring his skills to the Python table.

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