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CodesInChaos on Jan 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Yaml document from hell

The feature set of toml is similar to json, but with ini like syntax.

Most significantly ini-files have a fixed two level structure (section -> key -> value) while toml supports arbitrary nested arrays and dictionaries.

Freak_NL on Jan 12, 2023 [–]

And don't forget one of the more understated benefits of TOML over INI:

> A TOML file must be a valid UTF-8 encoded Unicode document.

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