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A Python/YAML polyglot quine
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basic.py.yaml
#!/usr/bin/env python3.6
line1: str = r'def foo():'
line2: str = r' print("hello world")'
line3: str = r'foo()'
_run: NoneType = exec('\n'.join(v for k, v in locals().items() if k.startswith('line')))
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claude-golfed.py.yaml
a: 0=exec(s:='import yaml;print(yaml.dump({"a":f"0=exec(s:={s!r})"})[:-1])')
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polyglot.py.yaml
#!/usr/bin/env python
line1: str = r'''import yaml'''
line2: str = r'''src = "\n".join(f"line{i+1}{chr(58)} str = r\'''{l}\'''" for i, l in enumerate(v for k, v in locals().items() if k.startswith('line')))'''
line3: str = r'''src += f"\n_code{chr(58)} str = '\\n'.join(v for k, v in locals().items() if k.startswith('line'))"'''
line4: str = r'''src += f"\n_run{chr(58)} NoneType = exec(_code)"'''
line5: str = r'''print("#!/usr/bin/env python")'''
line6: str = r'''[ print(f"{k}{chr(58)} {v}") for k, v in yaml.safe_load(src).items() ]'''
_code: str = '\n'.join(v for k, v in locals().items() if k.startswith('line'))
_run: NoneType = exec(_code)
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