# How to use dictionnary with multiple elements ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Developer\ **Created:** [May 10, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394 "2016-05-10T13:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clement\_VALENTIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Clement\_VALENTIN](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Clement_VALENTIN)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/1 "2016-05-10T13:22:53Z")
Hi, I need help for use an dictionnary with multiple element, but i don’t find how to 😕 Exemple : **_vars/mains.yml :_** > users: > alice: > name: Alice Appleworth > telephone: > > - “123-456-7890” > - “123-456-7891” **_task/main.yml :_** > - name: “Test” > debug: msg=“User {{ item.key }} is {{ item.value.name }} ({{ item.value.telephone }})” > with\_dict: “{{users}}” **_Output :_** > ok: [XXXXXXXXXXXXXX] =\> (item={‘value’: {u’name’: u’Alice Appleworth’, u’telephone’: [u’123-456-7890’, u’123-456-7891’]}, ‘key’: u’alice’}) =\> { > “item”: { > “key”: “alice”, > “value”: { > “name”: “Alice Appleworth”, > “telephone”: [ > “123-456-7890”, > “123-456-7891” > ] > } > }, > “msg”: "User alice is Alice Appleworth **([u’123-456-7890’, u’123-456-7891’])"** > } I would have two messages with phone number, Exemple : “msg”: "User alice is Alice Appleworth **(123-456-7890)"** “msg”: "User alice is Alice Appleworth **(123-456-7891)"** Anybody have idea plz ? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/2 "2016-05-10T13:31:02Z")
You could use with\_subelements, however your var structure doesn’t lend itself well to using with\_subelements. If you changed your var structure to look like the following (a list of users rather than a dict of users): users: - username: alice name: Alice Appleworth telephone: - “123-456-7890” - “123-456-7891” You could then use: - debug: msg: “User {{ item.0.username }} is {{ [item.0.name](http://item.0.name) }} ({{ item.1 }})” with\_subelements: - “{{ users }}” - telephone ---
**Author:** ![Clement\_VALENTIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Clement\_VALENTIN](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Clement_VALENTIN)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/3 "2016-05-10T13:36:17Z")
Hi Matt, Thx for your help 🙂 I have already try to use “with\_subelement”, but when i try this i have this error all the time : =\> [WARNING]: Failure when attempting to use callback plugin (\): not all arguments converted during string formatting Idem, with your exemple ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Clement\_VALENTIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Clement\_VALENTIN](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Clement_VALENTIN)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/4 "2016-05-10T14:15:35Z")
idem with short subelement : Exemple : vars =\> project: - name: alice test: - test1 - test2 task =\> - debug: msg: “{{ item.0.name }}” with\_subelements: - “{{ project }}” - test output : TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* [WARNING]: Failure when attempting to use callback plugin (\): not all arguments converted during string formatting I rage… 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Clement\_VALENTIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Clement\_VALENTIN](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Clement_VALENTIN)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/5 "2016-05-10T14:25:58Z")
I have try on localhost ansible install with this playbook : > - hosts: 127.0.0.1 > user: cvalentin > vars: > project: > - name: alice > test: > - test1 > - test2 > tasks: > - debug: > msg: “{{ item.0.name }}” > with\_subelements: > - “{{ project }}” > - test Output : > ok: [127.0.0.1] =\> (item=({‘name’: ‘alice’}, ‘test1’)) =\> { > “item”: [ > { > “name”: “alice” > }, > “test1” > ], > “msg”: “alice” > } > ok: [127.0.0.1] =\> (item=({‘name’: ‘alice’}, ‘test2’)) =\> { > “item”: [ > { > “name”: “alice” > }, > “test2” > ], > “msg”: “alice” > } And on my remote host server : > [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available > > PLAY [127.0.0.1] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > TASK [setup] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > ok: [127.0.0.1] > TASK [debug] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > [WARNING]: Failure when attempting to use callback plugin (\): not all arguments converted during string formatting > > PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > 127.0.0.1 : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 Ansible bug in my remote-host version ?? Remote Host =\> 2.1.0 Localhost =\> 1.5.4 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Clement\_VALENTIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Clement\_VALENTIN](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Clement_VALENTIN)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-dictionnary-with-multiple-elements/21394/6 "2016-05-10T15:30:28Z")
I have try with version 2.1.0 in localhost and work fine… Python version ? local =\> Python 2.7.6 remote =\> Python 2.7.3 I try to upgrade Python version…