# extract sublist out of list **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [December 20, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extract-sublist-out-of-list/14188 "2013-12-20T02:23:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johannes\_Zillmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Johannes\_Zillmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Zillmann)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extract-sublist-out-of-list/14188/1 "2013-12-20T02:23:31Z")
Hey guys, i’m having following variable object structure: > folders: > > - {folder: ‘/’, owner: “owner1”, permission: ‘775’} > - {folder: ‘/tmp’, owner: “owner2”, permission: ‘777’} > - {folder: ‘/test’, owner: “owner3”, permission: ‘777’} ‘folders’ is the variable i pass down to another task file. In that task-file, is it possible to extract a list of ‘owners’ out of the ‘folders’ variable ? Something like > - name: Print owners > debug: “msg={{folders.folder}}” ? best regards Johannes ---
**Author:** ![kahlil.hodgson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@kahlil.hodgson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kahlil.hodgson)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extract-sublist-out-of-list/14188/2 "2013-12-20T03:33:40Z")
For jinja 2.6 you can do {{ folders | join(', ', attribute='owner') }} Is this what you are after? There are some cool new mapping filters on the horizon with jinja 2.7, but I'm not sure when they will be commonly avaliable. K Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382 DealMax Pty Ltd (w) +61 (0) 3 9008 5281 Suite 1415 401 Docklands Drive Docklands VIC 3008 Australia "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925