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 get_date(self, p_tag):
        """ Given a date tag, return a date object. """
        string = self.tag_value(p_tag)
        result = None

        try:
            result = date_string_to_date(string) if string else None
        except ValueError:
            pass

        return result