task using raw module is always skipped with "VARIABLE NOT DEFINED!" error

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I am running winrm from my Mac with ansible:

here is my task thats causes a failure, don’t know what variable is being referred here, any help appreciated.

My task file for the playbook with the role:

  • name: check if virtualenv exists

tags:

  • InstallWiresharkService

  • InstallVirtualEnv

win_stat: path=“C:\Users\voiceqa\venv”

register: stat_file

  • name: debug stat

tags: InstallWiresharkService

debug: var=stat_file.stat.exists

  • name: install virtual environment

tags:

  • InstallWiresharkService

  • InstallVirtualEnv

command: virtualenv C:\Users\voiceqa\venv

any_errors_fatal: true

when: not stat_file.stat.exists

register: out

  • debug: var=out.stderr_lines

tags: InstallWiresharkService

playbook Run output snippet at error:

ok: [10.203.189.4] => {“changed”: false, “invocation”: {“module_name”: “win_stat”}, “stat”: {“exists”: false}}

Perform task: TASK: windows : debug stat (y/n/c): y

Perform task: TASK: windows : debug stat (y/n/c): ******************************

TASK [windows : debug stat] ****************************************************

task path: /Users/dnveer/p4_ws/comms/qa/common/python/projects/dlb-ansible-utils/main/dlb-ansible-utils/src/dlb_ansible_utils/playbooks/roles/windows/tasks/main.yml:10

ok: [10.203.189.4] => {

“stat_file.stat.exists”: false

}

Perform task: TASK: windows : install virtual environment (y/n/c): y

Perform task: TASK: windows : install virtual environment (y/n/c): *************

TASK [windows : install virtual environment] ***********************************

task path: /Users/dnveer/p4_ws/comms/qa/common/python/projects/dlb-ansible-utils/main/dlb-ansible-utils/src/dlb_ansible_utils/playbooks/roles/windows/tasks/main.yml:14

skipping: [10.203.189.4] => {“changed”: false, “invocation”: {“module_args”: {“_raw_params”: “virtualenv C:\Users\voiceqa\venv”}, “module_name”: “raw”}, “skipped”: true}

Perform task: TASK: windows : debug (y/n/c): y

Perform task: TASK: windows : debug (y/n/c): ***********************************

TASK [windows : debug] *********************************************************

task path: /Users/dnveer/p4_ws/comms/qa/common/python/projects/dlb-ansible-utils/main/dlb-ansible-utils/src/dlb_ansible_utils/playbooks/roles/windows/tasks/main.yml:23

ok: [10.203.189.4] => {

“out.stderr_lines”: “VARIABLE IS NOT DEFINED!”

}

Perform task …

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stderr_lines does not exist.

Run a
- debug: var=out

and you'll see what is avaialble.
stderr_lines is not one of them, but you will have out.stderr, out.stdout and out.stdout_lines and some others.