content: 
  # Scanner produces tokens of the following types:
  # STREAM-START
  # STREAM-END
  # DIRECTIVE(name, value)
  # DOCUMENT-START
  # DOCUMENT-END
  # BLOCK-SEQUENCE-START
  # BLOCK-MAPPING-START
  # BLOCK-END
  # FLOW-SEQUENCE-START
  # FLOW-MAPPING-START
  # FLOW-SEQUENCE-END
  # FLOW-MAPPING-END
  # BLOCK-ENTRY
  # FLOW-ENTRY
  # KEY
  # VALUE
  # ALIAS(value)
  # ANCHOR(value)
  # TAG(value)
  # SCALAR(value, plain, style)
  #
  # Read comments in the Scanner code for more details.
  #
  
  __all__ = ['Scanner', 'ScannerError']
  
  from error import MarkedYAMLError
  from tokens import *
  
  class ScannerError(MarkedYAMLError):
      pass
  
  class SimpleKey(object):
      # See below simple keys treatment.
  
      def __init__(self, token_number, required, index, line, column, mark):
          self.token_number = token_number
          self.required = required
          self.index = index
          self.line = line
          self.column = column
          self.mark = mark
  
  class Scanner(object):
  
      def __init__(self):
          """Initialize the scanner."""
          # It is assumed that Scanner and Reader will have a common descendant.
          # Reader do the dirty work of checking for BOM and converting the
          # input data to Unicode. It also adds NUL to the end.
          #
          # Reader supports the following methods
          #   self.peek(i=0)       # peek the next i-th character
          #   self.prefix(l=1)     # peek the next l characters
          #   self.forward(l=1)    # read the next l characters and move the pointer.
  
          # Had we reached the end of the stream?
          self.done = False
  
          # The number of unclosed '{' and '['. `flow_level == 0` means block
          # context.
          self.flow_level = 0
  
          # List of processed tokens that are not yet emitted.
          self.tokens = []
  
          # Add the STREAM-START token.
          self.fetch_stream_start()
  
          # Number of tokens that were emitted through the `get_token` method.
          self.tokens_taken = 0
  
          # The current indentation level.
          self.indent = -1
  
          # Past indentation levels.
          self.indents = []
  
          # Variables related to simple keys treatment.
  
          # A simple key is a key that is not denoted by the '?' indicator.
          # Example of simple keys:
          #   ---
          #   block simple key: value
          #   ? not a simple key:
          #   : { flow simple key: value }
          # We emit the KEY token before all keys, so when we find a potential
          # simple key, we try to locate the corresponding ':' indicator.
          # Simple keys should be limited to a single line and 1024 characters.
  
          # Can a simple key start at the current position? A simple key may
          # start:
          # - at the beginning of the line, not counting indentation spaces
          #       (in block context),
          # - after '{', '[', ',' (in the flow context),
          # - after '?', ':', '-' (in the block context).
          # In the block context, this flag also signifies if a block collection
          # may start at the current position.
          self.allow_simple_key = True
  
          # Keep track of possible simple keys. This is a dictionary. The key
          # is `flow_level`; there can be no more that one possible simple key
          # for each level. The value is a SimpleKey record:
          #   (token_number, required, index, line, column, mark)
          # A simple key may start with ALIAS, ANCHOR, TAG, SCALAR(flow),
          # '[', or '{' tokens.
          self.possible_simple_keys = {}
  
      # Public methods.
  
      def check_token(self, *choices):
          # Check if the next token is one of the given types.
          while self.need_more_tokens():
              self.fetch_more_tokens()
          if self.tokens:
              if not choices:
                  return True
              for choice in choices:
                  if isinstance(self.tokens[0], choice):
                      return True
          return False
  
      def peek_token(self):
          # Return the next token, but do not delete if from the queue.
          while self.need_more_tokens():
              self.fetch_more_tokens()
          if self.tokens:
              return self.tokens[0]
  
      def get_token(self):
          # Return the next token.
          while self.need_more_tokens():
              self.fetch_more_tokens()
          if self.tokens:
              self.tokens_taken += 1
              return self.tokens.pop(0)
  
      # Private methods.
  
      def need_more_tokens(self):
          if self.done:
              return False
          if not self.tokens:
              return True
          # The current token may be a potential simple key, so we
          # need to look further.
          self.stale_possible_simple_keys()
          if self.next_possible_simple_key() == self.tokens_taken:
              return True
  
      def fetch_more_tokens(self):
  
          # Eat whitespaces and comments until we reach the next token.
          self.scan_to_next_token()
  
          # Remove obsolete possible simple keys.
          self.stale_possible_simple_keys()
  
          # Compare the current indentation and column. It may add some tokens
          # and decrease the current indentation level.
          self.unwind_indent(self.column)
  
          # Peek the next character.
          ch = self.peek()
  
          # Is it the end of stream?
          if ch == u'\0':
              return self.fetch_stream_end()
  
          # Is it a directive?
          if ch == u'%' and self.check_directive():
              return self.fetch_directive()
  
          # Is it the document start?
          if ch == u'-' and self.check_document_start():
              return self.fetch_document_start()
  
          # Is it the document end?
          if ch == u'.' and self.check_document_end():
              return self.fetch_document_end()
  
          # TODO: support for BOM within a stream.
          #if ch == u'\uFEFF':
          #    return self.fetch_bom()    <-- issue BOMToken
  
          # Note: the order of the following checks is NOT significant.
  
          # Is it the flow sequence start indicator?
          if ch == u'[':
              return self.fetch_flow_sequence_start()
  
          # Is it the flow mapping start indicator?
          if ch == u'{':
              return self.fetch_flow_mapping_start()
  
          # Is it the flow sequence end indicator?
          if ch == u']':
              return self.fetch_flow_sequence_end()
  
          # Is it the flow mapping end indicator?
          if ch == u'}':
              return self.fetch_flow_mapping_end()
  
          # Is it the flow entry indicator?
          if ch == u',':
              return self.fetch_flow_entry()
  
          # Is it the block entry indicator?
          if ch == u'-' and self.check_block_entry():
              return self.fetch_block_entry()
  
          # Is it the key indicator?
          if ch == u'?' and self.check_key():
              return self.fetch_key()
  
          # Is it the value indicator?
          if ch == u':' and self.check_value():
              return self.fetch_value()
  
          # Is it an alias?
          if ch == u'*':
              return self.fetch_alias()
  
          # Is it an anchor?
          if ch == u'&':
              return self.fetch_anchor()
  
          # Is it a tag?
          if ch == u'!':
              return self.fetch_tag()
  
          # Is it a literal scalar?
          if ch == u'|' and not self.flow_level:
              return self.fetch_literal()
  
          # Is it a folded scalar?
          if ch == u'>' and not self.flow_level:
              return self.fetch_folded()
  
          # Is it a single quoted scalar?
          if ch == u'\'':
              return self.fetch_single()
  
          # Is it a double quoted scalar?
          if ch == u'\"':
              return self.fetch_double()
  
          # It must be a plain scalar then.
          if self.check_plain():
              return self.fetch_plain()
  
          # No? It's an error. Let's produce a nice error message.
          raise ScannerError("while scanning for the next token", None,
                  "found character %r that cannot start any token"
                  % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
  
      # Simple keys treatment.
  
      def next_possible_simple_key(self):
          # Return the number of the nearest possible simple key. Actually we
          # don't need to loop through the whole dictionary. We may replace it
          # with the following code:
          #   if not self.possible_simple_keys:
          #       return None
          #   return self.possible_simple_keys[
          #           min(self.possible_simple_keys.keys())].token_number
          min_token_number = None
          for level in self.possible_simple_keys:
              key = self.possible_simple_keys[level]
              if min_token_number is None or key.token_number < min_token_number:
                  min_token_number = key.token_number
          return min_token_number
  
      def stale_possible_simple_keys(self):
          # Remove entries that are no longer possible simple keys. According to
          # the YAML specification, simple keys
          # - should be limited to a single line,
          # - should be no longer than 1024 characters.
          # Disabling this procedure will allow simple keys of any length and
          # height (may cause problems if indentation is broken though).
          for level in self.possible_simple_keys.keys():
              key = self.possible_simple_keys[level]
              if key.line != self.line  \
                      or self.index-key.index > 1024:
                  if key.required:
                      raise ScannerError("while scanning a simple key", key.mark,
                              "could not found expected ':'", self.get_mark())
                  del self.possible_simple_keys[level]
  
      def save_possible_simple_key(self):
          # The next token may start a simple key. We check if it's possible
          # and save its position. This function is called for
          #   ALIAS, ANCHOR, TAG, SCALAR(flow), '[', and '{'.
  
          # Check if a simple key is required at the current position.
          required = not self.flow_level and self.indent == self.column
  
          # A simple key is required only if it is the first token in the current
          # line. Therefore it is always allowed.
          assert self.allow_simple_key or not required
  
          # The next token might be a simple key. Let's save it's number and
          # position.
          if self.allow_simple_key:
              self.remove_possible_simple_key()
              token_number = self.tokens_taken+len(self.tokens)
              key = SimpleKey(token_number, required,
                      self.index, self.line, self.column, self.get_mark())
              self.possible_simple_keys[self.flow_level] = key
  
      def remove_possible_simple_key(self):
          # Remove the saved possible key position at the current flow level.
          if self.flow_level in self.possible_simple_keys:
              key = self.possible_simple_keys[self.flow_level]
              
              if key.required:
                  raise ScannerError("while scanning a simple key", key.mark,
                          "could not found expected ':'", self.get_mark())
  
              del self.possible_simple_keys[self.flow_level]
  
      # Indentation functions.
  
      def unwind_indent(self, column):
  
          ## In flow context, tokens should respect indentation.
          ## Actually the condition should be `self.indent >= column` according to
          ## the spec. But this condition will prohibit intuitively correct
          ## constructions such as
          ## key : {
          ## }
          #if self.flow_level and self.indent > column:
          #    raise ScannerError(None, None,
          #            "invalid intendation or unclosed '[' or '{'",
          #            self.get_mark())
  
          # In the flow context, indentation is ignored. We make the scanner less
          # restrictive then specification requires.
          if self.flow_level:
              return
  
          # In block context, we may need to issue the BLOCK-END tokens.
          while self.indent > column:
              mark = self.get_mark()
              self.indent = self.indents.pop()
              self.tokens.append(BlockEndToken(mark, mark))
  
      def add_indent(self, column):
          # Check if we need to increase indentation.
          if self.indent < column:
              self.indents.append(self.indent)
              self.indent = column
              return True
          return False
  
      # Fetchers.
  
      def fetch_stream_start(self):
          # We always add STREAM-START as the first token and STREAM-END as the
          # last token.
  
          # Read the token.
          mark = self.get_mark()
          
          # Add STREAM-START.
          self.tokens.append(StreamStartToken(mark, mark,
              encoding=self.encoding))
          
  
      def fetch_stream_end(self):
  
          # Set the current intendation to -1.
          self.unwind_indent(-1)
  
          # Reset simple keys.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
          self.allow_simple_key = False
          self.possible_simple_keys = {}
  
          # Read the token.
          mark = self.get_mark()
          
          # Add STREAM-END.
          self.tokens.append(StreamEndToken(mark, mark))
  
          # The steam is finished.
          self.done = True
  
      def fetch_directive(self):
          
          # Set the current intendation to -1.
          self.unwind_indent(-1)
  
          # Reset simple keys.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add DIRECTIVE.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_directive())
  
      def fetch_document_start(self):
          self.fetch_document_indicator(DocumentStartToken)
  
      def fetch_document_end(self):
          self.fetch_document_indicator(DocumentEndToken)
  
      def fetch_document_indicator(self, TokenClass):
  
          # Set the current intendation to -1.
          self.unwind_indent(-1)
  
          # Reset simple keys. Note that there could not be a block collection
          # after '---'.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Add DOCUMENT-START or DOCUMENT-END.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward(3)
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(TokenClass(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_flow_sequence_start(self):
          self.fetch_flow_collection_start(FlowSequenceStartToken)
  
      def fetch_flow_mapping_start(self):
          self.fetch_flow_collection_start(FlowMappingStartToken)
  
      def fetch_flow_collection_start(self, TokenClass):
  
          # '[' and '{' may start a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Increase the flow level.
          self.flow_level += 1
  
          # Simple keys are allowed after '[' and '{'.
          self.allow_simple_key = True
  
          # Add FLOW-SEQUENCE-START or FLOW-MAPPING-START.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(TokenClass(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_flow_sequence_end(self):
          self.fetch_flow_collection_end(FlowSequenceEndToken)
  
      def fetch_flow_mapping_end(self):
          self.fetch_flow_collection_end(FlowMappingEndToken)
  
      def fetch_flow_collection_end(self, TokenClass):
  
          # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Decrease the flow level.
          self.flow_level -= 1
  
          # No simple keys after ']' or '}'.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Add FLOW-SEQUENCE-END or FLOW-MAPPING-END.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(TokenClass(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_flow_entry(self):
  
          # Simple keys are allowed after ','.
          self.allow_simple_key = True
  
          # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Add FLOW-ENTRY.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(FlowEntryToken(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_block_entry(self):
  
          # Block context needs additional checks.
          if not self.flow_level:
  
              # Are we allowed to start a new entry?
              if not self.allow_simple_key:
                  raise ScannerError(None, None,
                          "sequence entries are not allowed here",
                          self.get_mark())
  
              # We may need to add BLOCK-SEQUENCE-START.
              if self.add_indent(self.column):
                  mark = self.get_mark()
                  self.tokens.append(BlockSequenceStartToken(mark, mark))
  
          # It's an error for the block entry to occur in the flow context,
          # but we let the parser detect this.
          else:
              pass
  
          # Simple keys are allowed after '-'.
          self.allow_simple_key = True
  
          # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Add BLOCK-ENTRY.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(BlockEntryToken(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_key(self):
          
          # Block context needs additional checks.
          if not self.flow_level:
  
              # Are we allowed to start a key (not nessesary a simple)?
              if not self.allow_simple_key:
                  raise ScannerError(None, None,
                          "mapping keys are not allowed here",
                          self.get_mark())
  
              # We may need to add BLOCK-MAPPING-START.
              if self.add_indent(self.column):
                  mark = self.get_mark()
                  self.tokens.append(BlockMappingStartToken(mark, mark))
  
          # Simple keys are allowed after '?' in the block context.
          self.allow_simple_key = not self.flow_level
  
          # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Add KEY.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(KeyToken(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_value(self):
  
          # Do we determine a simple key?
          if self.flow_level in self.possible_simple_keys:
  
              # Add KEY.
              key = self.possible_simple_keys[self.flow_level]
              del self.possible_simple_keys[self.flow_level]
              self.tokens.insert(key.token_number-self.tokens_taken,
                      KeyToken(key.mark, key.mark))
  
              # If this key starts a new block mapping, we need to add
              # BLOCK-MAPPING-START.
              if not self.flow_level:
                  if self.add_indent(key.column):
                      self.tokens.insert(key.token_number-self.tokens_taken,
                              BlockMappingStartToken(key.mark, key.mark))
  
              # There cannot be two simple keys one after another.
              self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # It must be a part of a complex key.
          else:
              
              # Block context needs additional checks.
              # (Do we really need them? They will be catched by the parser
              # anyway.)
              if not self.flow_level:
  
                  # We are allowed to start a complex value if and only if
                  # we can start a simple key.
                  if not self.allow_simple_key:
                      raise ScannerError(None, None,
                              "mapping values are not allowed here",
                              self.get_mark())
  
              # If this value starts a new block mapping, we need to add
              # BLOCK-MAPPING-START.  It will be detected as an error later by
              # the parser.
              if not self.flow_level:
                  if self.add_indent(self.column):
                      mark = self.get_mark()
                      self.tokens.append(BlockMappingStartToken(mark, mark))
  
              # Simple keys are allowed after ':' in the block context.
              self.allow_simple_key = not self.flow_level
  
              # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
              self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Add VALUE.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.tokens.append(ValueToken(start_mark, end_mark))
  
      def fetch_alias(self):
  
          # ALIAS could be a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # No simple keys after ALIAS.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add ALIAS.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_anchor(AliasToken))
  
      def fetch_anchor(self):
  
          # ANCHOR could start a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # No simple keys after ANCHOR.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add ANCHOR.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_anchor(AnchorToken))
  
      def fetch_tag(self):
  
          # TAG could start a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # No simple keys after TAG.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add TAG.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_tag())
  
      def fetch_literal(self):
          self.fetch_block_scalar(style='|')
  
      def fetch_folded(self):
          self.fetch_block_scalar(style='>')
  
      def fetch_block_scalar(self, style):
  
          # A simple key may follow a block scalar.
          self.allow_simple_key = True
  
          # Reset possible simple key on the current level.
          self.remove_possible_simple_key()
  
          # Scan and add SCALAR.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_block_scalar(style))
  
      def fetch_single(self):
          self.fetch_flow_scalar(style='\'')
  
      def fetch_double(self):
          self.fetch_flow_scalar(style='"')
  
      def fetch_flow_scalar(self, style):
  
          # A flow scalar could be a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # No simple keys after flow scalars.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add SCALAR.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_flow_scalar(style))
  
      def fetch_plain(self):
  
          # A plain scalar could be a simple key.
          self.save_possible_simple_key()
  
          # No simple keys after plain scalars. But note that `scan_plain` will
          # change this flag if the scan is finished at the beginning of the
          # line.
          self.allow_simple_key = False
  
          # Scan and add SCALAR. May change `allow_simple_key`.
          self.tokens.append(self.scan_plain())
  
      # Checkers.
  
      def check_directive(self):
  
          # DIRECTIVE:        ^ '%' ...
          # The '%' indicator is already checked.
          if self.column == 0:
              return True
  
      def check_document_start(self):
  
          # DOCUMENT-START:   ^ '---' (' '|'\n')
          if self.column == 0:
              if self.prefix(3) == u'---'  \
                      and self.peek(3) in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
                  return True
  
      def check_document_end(self):
  
          # DOCUMENT-END:     ^ '...' (' '|'\n')
          if self.column == 0:
              if self.prefix(3) == u'...'  \
                      and self.peek(3) in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
                  return True
  
      def check_block_entry(self):
  
          # BLOCK-ENTRY:      '-' (' '|'\n')
          return self.peek(1) in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029'
  
      def check_key(self):
  
          # KEY(flow context):    '?'
          if self.flow_level:
              return True
  
          # KEY(block context):   '?' (' '|'\n')
          else:
              return self.peek(1) in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029'
  
      def check_value(self):
  
          # VALUE(flow context):  ':'
          if self.flow_level:
              return True
  
          # VALUE(block context): ':' (' '|'\n')
          else:
              return self.peek(1) in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029'
  
      def check_plain(self):
  
          # A plain scalar may start with any non-space character except:
          #   '-', '?', ':', ',', '[', ']', '{', '}',
          #   '#', '&', '*', '!', '|', '>', '\'', '\"',
          #   '%', '@', '`'.
          #
          # It may also start with
          #   '-', '?', ':'
          # if it is followed by a non-space character.
          #
          # Note that we limit the last rule to the block context (except the
          # '-' character) because we want the flow context to be space
          # independent.
          ch = self.peek()
          return ch not in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029-?:,[]{}#&*!|>\'\"%@`'  \
                  or (self.peek(1) not in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029'
                          and (ch == u'-' or (not self.flow_level and ch in u'?:')))
  
      # Scanners.
  
      def scan_to_next_token(self):
          # We ignore spaces, line breaks and comments.
          # If we find a line break in the block context, we set the flag
          # `allow_simple_key` on.
          # The byte order mark is stripped if it's the first character in the
          # stream. We do not yet support BOM inside the stream as the
          # specification requires. Any such mark will be considered as a part
          # of the document.
          #
          # TODO: We need to make tab handling rules more sane. A good rule is
          #   Tabs cannot precede tokens
          #   BLOCK-SEQUENCE-START, BLOCK-MAPPING-START, BLOCK-END,
          #   KEY(block), VALUE(block), BLOCK-ENTRY
          # So the checking code is
          #   if <TAB>:
          #       self.allow_simple_keys = False
          # We also need to add the check for `allow_simple_keys == True` to
          # `unwind_indent` before issuing BLOCK-END.
          # Scanners for block, flow, and plain scalars need to be modified.
  
          if self.index == 0 and self.peek() == u'\uFEFF':
              self.forward()
          found = False
          while not found:
              while self.peek() == u' ':
                  self.forward()
              if self.peek() == u'#':
                  while self.peek() not in u'\0\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
                      self.forward()
              if self.scan_line_break():
                  if not self.flow_level:
                      self.allow_simple_key = True
              else:
                  found = True
  
      def scan_directive(self):
          # See the specification for details.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          self.forward()
          name = self.scan_directive_name(start_mark)
          value = None
          if name == u'YAML':
              value = self.scan_yaml_directive_value(start_mark)
              end_mark = self.get_mark()
          elif name == u'TAG':
              value = self.scan_tag_directive_value(start_mark)
              end_mark = self.get_mark()
          else:
              end_mark = self.get_mark()
              while self.peek() not in u'\0\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
                  self.forward()
          self.scan_directive_ignored_line(start_mark)
          return DirectiveToken(name, value, start_mark, end_mark)
  
      def scan_directive_name(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          length = 0
          ch = self.peek(length)
          while u'0' <= ch <= u'9' or u'A' <= ch <= u'Z' or u'a' <= ch <= u'z'    \
                  or ch in u'-_':
              length += 1
              ch = self.peek(length)
          if not length:
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found %r"
                      % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
          value = self.prefix(length)
          self.forward(length)
          ch = self.peek()
          if ch not in u'\0 \r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found %r"
                      % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
          return value
  
      def scan_yaml_directive_value(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          while self.peek() == u' ':
              self.forward()
          major = self.scan_yaml_directive_number(start_mark)
          if self.peek() != '.':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected a digit or '.', but found %r"
                      % self.peek().encode('utf-8'),
                      self.get_mark())
          self.forward()
          minor = self.scan_yaml_directive_number(start_mark)
          if self.peek() not in u'\0 \r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected a digit or ' ', but found %r"
                      % self.peek().encode('utf-8'),
                      self.get_mark())
          return (major, minor)
  
      def scan_yaml_directive_number(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          ch = self.peek()
          if not (u'0' <= ch <= u'9'):
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected a digit, but found %r" % ch.encode('utf-8'),
                      self.get_mark())
          length = 0
          while u'0' <= self.peek(length) <= u'9':
              length += 1
          value = int(self.prefix(length))
          self.forward(length)
          return value
  
      def scan_tag_directive_value(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          while self.peek() == u' ':
              self.forward()
          handle = self.scan_tag_directive_handle(start_mark)
          while self.peek() == u' ':
              self.forward()
          prefix = self.scan_tag_directive_prefix(start_mark)
          return (handle, prefix)
  
      def scan_tag_directive_handle(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          value = self.scan_tag_handle('directive', start_mark)
          ch = self.peek()
          if ch != u' ':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected ' ', but found %r" % ch.encode('utf-8'),
                      self.get_mark())
          return value
  
      def scan_tag_directive_prefix(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          value = self.scan_tag_uri('directive', start_mark)
          ch = self.peek()
          if ch not in u'\0 \r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected ' ', but found %r" % ch.encode('utf-8'),
                      self.get_mark())
          return value
  
      def scan_directive_ignored_line(self, start_mark):
          # See the specification for details.
          while self.peek() == u' ':
              self.forward()
          if self.peek() == u'#':
              while self.peek() not in u'\0\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
                  self.forward()
          ch = self.peek()
          if ch not in u'\0\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning a directive", start_mark,
                      "expected a comment or a line break, but found %r"
                          % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
          self.scan_line_break()
  
      def scan_anchor(self, TokenClass):
          # The specification does not restrict characters for anchors and
          # aliases. This may lead to problems, for instance, the document:
          #   [ *alias, value ]
          # can be interpteted in two ways, as
          #   [ "value" ]
          # and
          #   [ *alias , "value" ]
          # Therefore we restrict aliases to numbers and ASCII letters.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          indicator = self.peek()
          if indicator == u'*':
              name = 'alias'
          else:
              name = 'anchor'
          self.forward()
          length = 0
          ch = self.peek(length)
          while u'0' <= ch <= u'9' or u'A' <= ch <= u'Z' or u'a' <= ch <= u'z'    \
                  or ch in u'-_':
              length += 1
              ch = self.peek(length)
          if not length:
              raise ScannerError("while scanning an %s" % name, start_mark,
                      "expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found %r"
                      % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
          value = self.prefix(length)
          self.forward(length)
          ch = self.peek()
          if ch not in u'\0 \t\r\n\x85\u2028\u2029?:,]}%@`':
              raise ScannerError("while scanning an %s" % name, start_mark,
                      "expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found %r"
                      % ch.encode('utf-8'), self.get_mark())
          end_mark = self.get_mark()
          return TokenClass(value, start_mark, end_mark)
  
      def scan_tag(self):
          # See the specification for details.
          start_mark = self.get_mark()
          ch = self.peek(1)
          if ch == u'<':
              handle = None
              self.forward(2)
              suffix = self.scan_tag_uri('tag', start_mark)
              if self.peek() != u'>':
  