# group\_names to dictionary

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-names-to-dictionary/18846>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 24, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-names-to-dictionary/18846 "2015-07-24T17:57:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edgardo\_Vega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@Edgardo\_Vega](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edgardo_Vega)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-names-to-dictionary/18846/1 "2015-07-24T17:57:45Z")

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Is there a way to convert an array to a dictionary. I want to use the group names as metadata for os\_server or ec2 so I can reference them later using dynamic inventories.