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 serialize(self, value, display=False):
        lookup = {v: k for k, v in self.levels.items()}
        if value in lookup:
            return encode(lookup[value])
        return ""