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Turns out I wasn't far off. The dictionary mustn't be quoted. So the following works: - name: Extraction test vars: dictionary: one: 1 two: 2 key_list: - one ...
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#2: Post edited
by
Iizuki
·
2023-10-11T12:57:20Z (about 1 year ago)
yaml
- Turns out I wasn't far off. The `dictionary` mustn't be quoted.
- So the following works:
```ansible- - name: Extraction test
- vars:
- dictionary:
- one: 1
- two: 2
- key_list:
- - one
- - two
- extracted: "{{ key_list | map('extract', dictionary) }}"
- ansible.builtin.debug:
- var: extracted
- ```
- Turns out I wasn't far off. The `dictionary` mustn't be quoted.
- So the following works:
- ```yaml
- - name: Extraction test
- vars:
- dictionary:
- one: 1
- two: 2
- key_list:
- - one
- - two
- extracted: "{{ key_list | map('extract', dictionary) }}"
- ansible.builtin.debug:
- var: extracted
- ```
#1: Initial revision
by
Iizuki
·
2023-10-11T12:51:04Z (about 1 year ago)
Turns out I wasn't far off. The `dictionary` mustn't be quoted.
So the following works:
```ansible
- name: Extraction test
vars:
dictionary:
one: 1
two: 2
key_list:
- one
- two
extracted: "{{ key_list | map('extract', dictionary) }}"
ansible.builtin.debug:
var: extracted
```