arg passed with module_args that has whitespace, is interpreted as key value

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Hi,

I wish pass arguments to the lineinfile module, but a space in my line arg is being seen as a key / value separator

module_args=‘dest=%s regexp=%s insertafter=%s line=%s’ % (dest, regexp, insertafter, line)

“msg”: “this module requires key=value arguments ([‘dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config’, ‘regexp=^PermitRootLogin’, ‘insertafter=^PermitRootLogin’, ‘line=PermitRootLogin’, ‘no’])”

— > ‘line=PermitRootLogin’, ‘no’])"

should be

----> ‘line=PermitRootLogin no’])"

Is there anyway I can format my string in the module_args call, that will stop the whitespace being seen as key value seperation?

Thanks,
Luke

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duh!

just needed to escape

line='%s'’