Command-line tool

python-yq

brew/python-yq

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Command-line YAML and XML processor that wraps jq

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install yq

macOS

brew install python-yq
pipx install yq

Linux

brew install python-yq
pipx install yq

Output a YAML file, in pretty-print format (v4+)

yq eval path/to/file.yaml

Output a YAML file, in pretty-print format (v3)

yq read path/to/file.yaml -C

Output the first element in a YAML file that contains only an array (v4+)

yq eval '.[0]' path/to/file.yaml

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