Example 2

hosts.yml

centos:
  hosts:
    provisioner:
      ansible_connection: local
    centos1:
      ansible_host: '192.168.77.22'
ubuntu:
  hosts:
    ubuntu1:
      ansible_host: '192.168.77.23'

playbook.yml

- name: Example playbook
  hosts: centos1
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    dict1:
      key1: value1
      key2: value2
  tasks:
    - name: This is a dictionary
      debug:
        msg: "{{ dict1 }}"
    - name: Accessing the value using the Python syntax
      debug:
        msg: "{{ dict1['key1'] }}"
    - name: Accessing the value using the dot notation
      debug:
        msg: "{{ dict1.key1 }}"

Tip

Variables that represent dict type objects can be accessed using the dot notation or Python syntax by specifying the key value.

Execute the following command

ansible-playbook playbook.yml