How to use version compare test in selectattr?

[Kai Stian Olstad]

Hi

I'm trying to use version compare in selectattr but get error message
"Version comparison failed: '<' not supported between instances of 'int'
and 'str'
This is the playboot I'm using

- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
vars:
my:
- vers: "5.43"
- vers: "4.34"
tasks:
- debug:
msg: |
{{ my.0.vers is version("5", "<") }}
{{ my.1.vers is version("5", "<") }}
- debug:
msg:
{{ my | selectattr('vers', 'version', '"5", "<"' }}



The output I get is:

ansible-playboot test.yml
PLAY [localhost] *****

TASK [debug] *****
OK: [localhost] => {}

MSG:

False
True

TASK [debug] *****
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {}

MSG:

Version comparison failed: '<' not supported between instances of 'int'
and 'str'



Anyone have any idea how to do this?


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Kai Stian Olstad

[Todd Lewis]

That last expression is too quoty (and missing a close parenthesis). Try

{{ my | selectattr('vers', 'version', '5', '<') }}

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 06.03.2023 16:24, Todd Lewis wrote:
> That last expression is too quoty (and missing a close parenthesis).
> Try
>
> {{ my | selectattr('vers', 'version', '5', '<') }}

The missing parenthesis is just a typo, but removing the quotes work,
thanks Todd.


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Kai Stian Olstad

[Vladimir Botka]

On Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:56:32 +0100
"'Kai Stian Olstad' via Ansible Project"

<ansible...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> - debug:
> msg:
> {{ my | selectattr('vers', 'version', '"5", "<"' }}

This is the correct syntax

- debug:
msg: |
{{ my | selectattr('vers', 'version', '5', '<') }}


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Vladimir Botka