Flexible Metadata Format

1.7.0 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python

fmf (Flexible Metadata Format) is a file format designed for storing and sharing metadata using a human-friendly Yet Another Markup Language (YAML)-like syntax. Version 1.7.0, released occasionally.

pip install fmf

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fmf' ↓

cause fmf is not installed or not in the Python path.

fix

Run 'pip install fmf'

error fmf.utils.FmfException: Directory '...' does not exist or is not a directory. ↓

cause fmf.Tree() received a file path instead of a directory.

fix

Pass a directory path to fmf.Tree().

Warnings

gotcha fmf.Tree expects a directory, not a file. Using a file path will raise fmf.utils.FmfException. ↓

fix Pass a directory containing metadata YAML files.

breaking fmf 1.7.0 requires Python >=3.9. Older Python versions will fail to install. ↓

fix Use Python 3.9 or later.

Imports

Tree
```
import fmf
```
The main class is accessed via fmf.Tree; no submodule needed.

Quickstart

Load a metadata tree from a directory.

import fmf

tree = fmf.Tree('path/to/metadata')
print(tree.name)