# How to use display.vvv in an Ansible module?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [June 10, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732 "2016-06-10T12:27:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hiroaki\_Nakamura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e480ec/32.png) [@Hiroaki\_Nakamura](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hiroaki_Nakamura)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732/1 "2016-06-10T12:27:37Z")

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Hi all,

I'm creating the lxd\_container module and would like to use  
display.vvv for debug prints.  
[https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/2208](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/2208)

I copied code in some module, but nothing was printed.  
Could someone show me an example code to use display.vvv?

Regards,  
Hiroaki

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732/2 "2016-06-10T13:47:49Z")

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​modules do not display anything (as they normally execute remotely), you CAN pass information back in the return JSON.

In 2.1 modules do get information about the verbosity level so you can query module.verbosity (or \_ansible\_verbosity if not using AnsibleModule class), to decide if you want to return the info or not.

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**Author:** ![Hiroaki\_Nakamura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e480ec/32.png) [@Hiroaki\_Nakamura](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hiroaki_Nakamura)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732/3 "2016-06-11T14:40:52Z")

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Hi Brian,

Thanks for the info. Actually I pass the debugging information back in  
the return JSON.  
Glad to know that in 2.1 modules can get the verbosity level.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Schroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@Daniel\_Schroeder](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Schroeder)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732/4 "2016-07-07T12:40:15Z")

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Thanks Brian,

little correction though, it is _module.\*\*\_\*\*verbosity_.

Cheers,Daniel