Thanks Todd.
I got the desired output and it answers the other thread also .
https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-project/c/ZqZuw3do-5g/m/hMlDvLceAQAJ
(Now I understand it is a string.. )
On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 5:24:04 PM UTC+5:30 Todd Lewis wrote:
> You have 6 delimiters, so only 7 fields. Your maximum index therefore is 6.
>
> Setting that issue aside, you can use map(), like so:
>
> "{{ [2, 4, 5] | map('extract', myline.split(',')) }}"
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Todd
>
>
> On 8/29/23 3:40 AM, Veera wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have this playbook to print the columns 5 and 6 using the debug.
>
> ---
> - name: playbook to print columns
> hosts: localhost
> gather_facts: no
> vars:
> myline: This line is a test, two, three, four, five, 6, seven
> tasks:
> - name: play to print
> debug:
> msg:
> - "{{ myline.split(',')[5] }}"
> - "{{ myline.split(',')[6] }}"
>
> It prints the details , But is there a way to print the columns 4,7 and
> 11 with a single split option. (instead of listing under msg: )
>
> - name: play to print
> debug:
> msg: "{{ myline.split(',')[4][7][11] }}"
>
> Do split accepts only one square bracket[] parameter?
>
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