Best way to have intermediate object description format

[jm.suresh@no.spam.gmail.com]

Thanks paddy, Since the original language from which I am translating
does not support any of these formats, I will have to write one myself.
So, which one is easy to write out in a C like environment.

regards,
Suresh
Paddy wrote:
> jm.suresh at no.spam.gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >  Is there any standard text format for storing data of object oriented
> > nature.
> >  The text file should be readable.
> >
> > That is, Is there any better way than having to write out a file like
> > this from the original place and read it in python and process it.
> >
> > #----------------------------
> > world = World(name='MyWorld')
> > world.objects.append(Box(color='red'))
> > world.objects.append(Circle(color='green'))
> > world.someProp = "123"
> > #-----------------------------
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Suresh
>
> XML ?
> YAML ?
> JSON ?
> ConfigParser module ?
> CSV file ?
> UML ?
>
> I'm finding it hard to be more specific, given your original post. so
> just squirted some data formats that are supported by multiple
> languages and can be used to transfer data between them.
>
> P.S. I don't know why I put XML first :-)
> P.P.S. And UML seems to be about pretty diagrams rather than a textual
> format, but no doubt, with the size of the companies behind it, there's
> probably a textual format hidden in their too.
> 
> 
> - Paddy.