# 'dict object' has no attribute 'stdout'

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/dict-object-has-no-attribute-stdout/37758>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dict-object-has-no-attribute-stdout/37758 "2023-03-13T15:36:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dict-object-has-no-attribute-stdout/37758/1 "2023-03-13T15:36:11Z")

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```auto
- name: Save output to file
  ansible.builtin.copy:
    content: |-
      {{ '\n'.join(output.stdout_lines[0:1]) }}
    dest: "show-output/{{ inventory_hostname }}.ios"
  when output.stdout_lines is defined

```

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**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dict-object-has-no-attribute-stdout/37758/2 "2023-03-13T15:39:46Z")

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D’oh! Test one thing and post something else. _Argh!_  
How about this:

- name: Save output to file  
ansible.builtin.copy:  
content: |  
{{ output.stdout\_lines[0:1] | join(‘\n’) }}  
dest: “show-output/{{ inventory\_hostname }}.ios”  
when output.stdout\_lines is defined