How do I pretty print an object in ansible?

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I want to pretty print a registered object in ansible to help with debugging. How do I do it?

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '22 at 08:42

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You also have to_nice_yaml and to_nice_json if you want to control the format itself. More details here.

edited Jun 15 '22 at 08:42

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answered Apr 20 '15 at 16:19

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J0hnG4lt · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-20T14:38:33.260

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You need to use with_dict and var= in your debug statement:

- tasks: 
  - name: build web node
    nova_compute:
    arguments: xyz
    register: os_web_node
  - debug: var={{ item }}
    with_dict: os_web_node

edited Apr 20 '15 at 14:38

answered Apr 20 '15 at 10:37

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Need to use jinja2 template around variable used with_dict otherwise it throws error "with_dict expects a dict". example: - debug: var={{ item }} with_dict: "{{ os_web_node }}" – Rayon Aug 29 '20 at 18:03

How do I pretty print an object in ansible?

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