How do I send Ansible output to a Python script?

Question

Below I have the Ansible YAML file:

- name: "script1"
  command: /home/test/script1.py
  register: output

- name: "script2"
  command: /home/test/script2.py

I need script2.py to see the output of script1.

How would I pass the values from Ansible to script2?

Nikolaj Š. · Answer 1 · 2022-10-18T08:26:55.450

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command's stdin parameter should do the trick:

- name: "script1"
  command: /home/test/script1.py
  register: output


- name: "script2"
  command: /home/test/script2.py
  args:
    stdin: "{{ output.stdout }}"

edited Oct 18 '22 at 08:26

answered Oct 14 '22 at 14:43

Nikolaj Š.

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thanks how do I call that in python? – user2214162 Oct 14 '22 at 14:59
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@user2214162, regarding "How to read STDIN from Python" are already answers on SO like [How do I read from STDIN](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1450393/). – U880D Oct 15 '22 at 12:26
Thanks so the command module does not work with my python script so I am usin the shell module instead which does work but still cannot send a variable – user2214162 Oct 17 '22 at 20:37
@user2214162, I've updated the code snippet (two last lines) – Nikolaj Š. Oct 18 '22 at 08:27

How do I send Ansible output to a Python script?

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