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1. PyYAML (YAML 1.1 currently) and ruamel.yaml (YAML 1.2) are 2 Python libraries for parsing YAML. PyYAML is more widely used.

2. PyYAML is preferred over json for serialization and deserialization for multiple reasons.

   • PyYAML is a superset of json.