Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 3.8.1).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.shelvefile.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| _terms string | sets of key value pairs of parameters | ||
| file string / required | path to shelve file | ||
| key string / required | key to query |
- name: retrieve a string value corresponding to a key inside a Python shelve file
ansible.builtin.debug: msg="{{ lookup('community.general.shelvefile', 'file=path_to_some_shelve_file.db key=key_to_retrieve') }}
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _list list / elements=string | success | value(s) of key(s) in shelve file(s) |
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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/shelvefile_lookup.html