How can I "slim down" a complex loop result?

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When I run the following action:

    - name: Find extension file names from given starting string patterns
      ansible.builtin.find:
        paths: /my/dir/with/vsix_file
        patterns: "{{ item }}*.vsix"
      register: found_vsixs
      loop:
        - alefragnani.Bookmarks
        - bradzacher.vscode-copy-filename
        - streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker
        - pucelle.run-on-save
        ...

found_vsixs contains a list of complex dictionaries. In each item of this list the relevant information is in item.files[0].path.

How can I create via Ansible a new variable which only contains a list of these paths without all the other invocation details?

(This would have the advantage that in subsequent steps I don’t have all the unnecessary information in my log, etc.)

Many thanks for any pointers!

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Use the filter json_query

files_vsix: "{{ found_vsixs.results | json_query('[].files[].path') }}"
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Note that you need community.general collection for the json_query filter.

If you installed ansible-core you may need to install it manually.

Alternative approach with ansible core filters:

files_vsix: "{{ found_vsixs.results | map(attribute='files') | flatten | map(attribute='path') }}"
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Cool

files_vsix: "{{ found_vsixs.results | map(attribute='files') | flatten | map(attribute='path') }}"

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Thanks a lot! I’ll try it with the core filters.