# Ansible fact with dot, how to escape?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-with-dot-how-to-escape/24019>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-with-dot-how-to-escape/24019 "2017-03-21T08:00:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nils\_Borrmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cab0a1/32.png) [@Nils\_Borrmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nils_Borrmann)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-with-dot-how-to-escape/24019/1 "2017-03-21T08:00:32Z")

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Hi,

i’m trying to get the values of a fact with a dot.

For example this interface:

“ansible\_bond0.247”: {  
“active”: true,  
“device”: “bond0.247”,

…

{{ ansible\_bond0.247.device }}

doesn’t work, because ansible thinks that 247 is a subfact.

Any ideas how to do it?

Thanks 🙂  
Nils

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**Author:** ![Josh\_Smift1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Josh\_Smift1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josh_Smift1)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-with-dot-how-to-escape/24019/2 "2017-03-21T13:51:24Z")

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> {{ ansible\_bond0.247.device }}
> 
> doesn't work, because ansible thinks that 247 is a subfact.

Use the longer (but less hinky) Python style specification:

&nbsp;&nbsp;{{ ansible\_bond0['bond0.247']['device'] }}

That also lets you differentiate between literals (like bond0.247) and  
variables (e.g. if you had the interface name in a variable like  
my\_int\_name, you could do ansible\_bond0[my\_int\_name]['device'] and get the  
right thing), if you ever need to do that.

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