def save(self, filename=None):
        filename = Path(filename) if filename is not None else self.filename
        with filename.open("w") as f:
            f.write(self.yaml)
def connect ():
    '''
    Create the connection to the MongoDB and create 3 collections needed
    '''
    try:
        # Create the connection to the local host 
        conn = pymongo.MongoClient()
        print 'MongoDB Connection Successful'
    except pymongo.errors.ConnectionFailure, err:
        print 'MongoDB Connection Unsuccessful'
        return False