# How to escape single quotes in ansible assertions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 9, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712 "2022-06-09T19:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neil\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Neil\_Young](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Neil_Young)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/1 "2022-06-09T19:53:51Z")
I need to check this console output: Kurento Media Server version: 6.16.0 Found modules: ‘core’ version 6.16.0 ‘elements’ version 6.16.0 ‘filters’ version 6.16.0 This assertion works: - name: KURENTO-MEDIA-SERVER - Assert tags: kurento-media-server-check assert: that: - “‘Kurento Media Server version: {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}’ in kms\_result.stdout” quiet: yes But I would like to add the ‘core’ and others too, but cannot figure out, how to escape the wrapping quotes for ‘core’, ‘filters’ and ‘elements’ in that string. ---
**Author:** ![Neil\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Neil\_Young](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Neil_Young)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/2 "2022-06-10T12:13:09Z")
Any hint? Yaml single quote escaping [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/playbooks\_filters.html#id8](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html#id8) does not work in this case so - “‘’‘core’’ version {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}’ in kms\_result.stdout” fails ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/3 "2022-06-10T12:52:32Z")
Single quoted strings are easier, but here’s both: ```auto --- - name: Quoting Quotes Tests hosts: localhost gather_facts: no vars: kurento_media_server_version: 6.16.0 kms_result: stdout: | Kurento Media Server version: 6.16.0 Found modules: 'core' version 6.16.0 'elements' version 6.16.0 'filters' version 6.16.0 tasks: - name: data dump assert: that: "{{ item }}" loop: - "'Kurento Media Server version: {{ kurento_media_server_version }}' in kms_result.stdout" - '"Kurento Media Server version: {{ kurento_media_server_version }}" in kms_result.stdout' - '"''core'' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}" in kms_result.stdout' - '"''elements'' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}" in kms_result.stdout' - '"''filters'' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}" in kms_result.stdout' - "\"'core' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}\" in kms_result.stdout" - "\"'elements' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}\" in kms_result.stdout" - "\"'filters' version {{ kurento_media_server_version }}\" in kms_result.stdout" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Neil\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Neil\_Young](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Neil_Young)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/4 "2022-06-10T13:15:25Z")
Wow, many thanks. I would have bet that I exactly did try all these steps to no avail, but indeed - it works. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Rowe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/walter_rowe/32/4506_2.png) [@Walter\_Rowe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Walter_Rowe)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/5 "2022-06-13T11:34:50Z")
I assume kms\_result is the registered output from a prior task, thus stdout\_lines will exist and be a list of the individual lines. You can assert as many things as you like in a single “that” parameter. It accepts a list. Read the documentation. [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/assert\_module.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/assert_module.html) - assert: that: - “Kurento Media Server version: {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}” in kms\_result.stdout\_lines - “‘core’ version {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}” in kms\_result.stdout\_lines - “‘elements’ version {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}” in kms\_result.stdout\_lines - “‘filters’ version {{ kurento\_media\_server\_version }}” in kms\_result.stdout\_lines ---
**Author:** ![Neil\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Neil\_Young](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Neil_Young)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/6 "2022-06-13T13:16:05Z")
Yes, thanks. The issue is resolved. My bad ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-escape-single-quotes-in-ansible-assertions/36712/7 "2022-06-13T18:53:09Z")
You can also avoid the moustaches in some cases: - assert:     that:       - "Kurento Media Server version: " ~ kurento\_media\_server\_version in kms\_result.stdout\_lines       - "'core' version " ~ kurento\_media\_server\_version in kms\_result.stdout\_lines       - "'elements' version" ~ kurento\_media\_server\_version in kms\_result.stdout\_lines       - "'filters' version" ~ kurento\_media\_server\_version in kms\_result.stdout\_lines