Test plugin version error : could not compare 'str' and 'int'

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Hi,

Here is an abstract of my role:

- name: Get Git's version
  ansible.builtin.shell: "git --version | awk -F' ' { print $3 }'"
  register: base_git_installed_version
  when: base_git_installed.rc == 0

- name: Debug Git version
  ansible.builtin.debug:
    var: base_git_installed_version

- name: Assert Git version
  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that: "{{ base_git_installed_version|trim is version('1.7.1', 'gt') }}"
    fail_msg: "Git version is not enought for ansible git plugin"

I’ve the following error message:

FAILED! => {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Task failed: The test plugin ‘ansible.builtin.version’ failed: Version comparison failed: ‘<’ not supported between instances of ‘str’ and ‘int’”}

I’ve tried many combinations : float filter on both arg inputs, str or int filters, with and without double quotes around the expression, single quotes around inputs. Nothing…

Thx for your help!

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Welcome to The Forum, @fghebert!

This part isn’t working. base_git_installed doesn’t exist. (Missing prior task?)

But beside that, you need to look at the base_git_installed_version.stdout or base_git_installed_version.stdout_lines[0] to get the datum you want.

- name: Assert Git version
  ansible.builtin.assert:
    that: "{{ base_git_installed_version.stdout_lines[0] is version('1.7.1', 'gt') }}"
    fail_msg: "Git version is not enought for ansible git plugin"

produces

TASK [Debug Git version] *************************
task path: /home/utoddl/ansible/fghebert_00.yml:12
ok: [localhost] => 
  base_git_installed_version:
    changed: true
    cmd: git --version | awk -F' ' '{ print $3 }'
    delta: '0:00:00.004688'
    end: '2026-01-23 09:00:14.357694'
    failed: false
    msg: ''
    rc: 0
    start: '2026-01-23 09:00:14.353006'
    stderr: ''
    stderr_lines: []
    stdout: 2.52.0
    stdout_lines:
    - 2.52.0

TASK [Assert Git version] ************************
task path: /home/utoddl/ansible/fghebert_00.yml:16
ok: [localhost] => changed=false 
  msg: All assertions passed
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Hi again,

many many thanks for you so quick reply! Getting the stdout_lines property works! Wow! Thanks again!