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files.py

import os.path
import yaml

def load(fname):
    with open(fname) as f:
        return yaml.load(f.read())

def parse_dirs(data):
    if isinstance(data, str):
        yield data
    elif isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
        yield from data
    elif isinstance(data, dict):
        for k, vs in data.items():
            for v in parse_dirs(vs):
                yield os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(k, v))
    else:
      raise TypeError("Expecting str, list or dict; got {}".format(type(data)))

def load_dirs(fname):
    return list(parse_dirs(load(fname)))

files.yaml

/etc:
    - ssh
    - foo

'~':
    - projects
    - bin
    - Studium
    - Downloads/res
    - foo:
        - bar
        - baz/boo