YAMLException: Cannot read config file

Trying to install the eslint shared config from here: https://github.com/airbnb/javascript/tree/master/packages/eslint-config-airbnb

As soon as I add extends: 'airbnb/base' to my .eslintrc, I see this error:

YAMLException: Cannot read config file: /Users/dsernst/Documents/example_repo/node_modules/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/es6.js
Error: end of the stream or a document separator is expected at line 2, column 8:
      'env': {
           ^
Referenced from: airbnb/base
Referenced from: /Users/dsernst/Documents/example_repo/.eslintrc
    at generateError (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:160:10)
    at throwError (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:166:9)
    at readDocument (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1498:5)
    at loadDocuments (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1538:5)
    at load (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1555:19)
    at Object.safeLoad (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/js-yaml/lib/js-yaml/loader.js:1573:10)
    at readConfigFromFile (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config.js:121:27)
    at loadConfig (/Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config.js:172:22)
    at /Users/dsernst/.nvm/versions/node/v4.1.1/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config.js:203:46
    at Array.reduceRight (native)

I’m following the standard instructions to install these eslint rules. I’ve gotten this to work in the past… I even have another project open where I’ve been using these shared configs just fine for months.

Tried uninstall and reinstalling, did not help.

I see this relevant issue: https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/1443 . Same symptoms, but I am on the latest OS X. Using spaces consistently, no tabs sneaking in anywhere.

Seems very strange. Any idea what’s going on? Is anyone else seeing this?

[arisAlexis]

had the same problem.

if you are using atom, remove “use global eslint”.

[ljharb]

I’m going to close this for now, then - please feel free to link it to an eslint issue if one is filed