Find variable in dictonary based on a known key:value pair

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So having a dictionary in a var file, how would I find a value, if I don’t know the list position, but I do know a value of another key:value pair?

`
physical_interface_list:

  • lan: 1
    slave: no
    route_list:
  • ip4: 1.1.1.1
    subnet4: 2.2.2.2
    gateway4: 3.3.3.3
    present: yes
    ip4: 4.4.4.4
    dev_name: eth1

`

So if know that my variable lives somewhere in

`
physical_interface_list[?][‘ip4’]

`

And I know that the dev_name is eth1, how would I go about finding ip4 at the correct array position (assuming there are more than the one I am showing)? The variable file I am pulling from is enormous, and I have committed the 6 levels above it for brevity’s sake.

I have tried using map, but I must not understand how to use it correctly, and the documentation I have been reading doesn’t really tell me if it can be used that way…

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{{ (physical_interface_list | selectattr('dev_name', 'eq', 'eth1') | list).0.ip4 }}

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Awesome! Thanks so much, that worked for me, but I had to tweak it just a little bit. I tried using ‘eq’ as the filter and it threw an error, but ‘equalto’ didn’t give it any problems. Otherwise this was exactly what I needed!

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eq/equalto is a test not a filter.
In Jinja 2.10 it's called eq and the alias is equalto, but in older version you only have the name equalto.

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Gotcha, I need to work on getting my terminology right, still new at this. Thanks again!