text: # import yaml
  # import json
  #
  #
  # class SerDesObj(object):
  #     """Comment removed"""
  #
  #     def __init__(self, data):
  #         for name, value in data.items():
  #             setattr(self, name, self._wrap(value))
  #
  #     def _wrap(self, value):
  #         if isinstance(value, (tuple, list, set, frozenset)):
  #             return type(value)([self._wrap(v) for v in value])
  #         else:
  #             return SerDesObj(value) if isinstance(value, dict) else value
  #
  #
  # class SerDes(object):
  #     def __init__(self):
  #         pass
  #
  #     @staticmethod
  #     def to_object(contents):
  #         """Given a yaml or json string returns a python object
  #         If contents is anything else it will just be returned.
  #         """
  #         if isinstance(contents, (bytes, str)):
  #             return SerDes.to_object(yaml.safe_load(contents))
  #         elif isinstance(contents, dict):
  #             return SerDesObj(contents)
  #         else:
  #             return contents
  #
  #     @staticmethod
  #     def to_json(obj):
  #         """Given a python object returns a json string"""
  #         return json.dumps(obj, indent=2, default=lambda x: x.__dict__)
  #
  #     @staticmethod
  #     def to_yaml(obj):
  #         """Given a python object returns a yaml string"""
  #         return yaml.dump(obj)
  #
  #
  # if __name__ == "__main__":
  #     # start with yaml
  #     y = """
  # config:
  #   description: |
  #     A literal description.
  #     Type-4bits
  #      - {some brace}
  #      - [some bracket]
  #   ports:
  #     - name: port 1
  #       location: 1.1.1.1/1
  #     - name: port 2
  #       location: 1.1.1.1/2
  #   flows: []
  #   layer1: []
  #   captures: []
  #     """
  #     # get object from yaml
  #     o = SerDes.to_object(y)
  #     # get json from object
  #     j = SerDes.to_json(o)
  #     print(j)
  #     # get object from json
  #     o = SerDes.to_object(j)
  #     # get yaml from object
  #     y = SerDes.to_yaml(o)
  #     print(y)
  