Ansible command module concatenate variable and string?

Question

Is it possible to do something like this with Ansible's command module?

- command: {{ venv_path }}/bin/python {{ repo_path }}/manage.py runserver

Since there are no double quotes around the first set of braces, I get the usual "We could be wrong..." syntax error. But none of the following work either:

- command "{{ venv_path }}"/bin/python ... # Error
- command "{{ venv_path }}/bin/python" ... # Error
- command: "{{ venv_path }}/bin/python {{ repo_path }}/manage.py runserver" # Error

Thanks.

Does the last one really result into the same error as the other examples? This last line looks like it should work - or at least not fail due to the "We could be wrong..." syntax error. — udondan
– udondan, Commented Feb 13, 2016 at 2:24
yep, @udondan, I just created an example and cannot reproduce it. Robert, please give a sample example that fails, using something like "ls" as the command. — 300D7309EF17
– 300D7309EF17, Commented Feb 13, 2016 at 6:08
You can also try - command: > and then put the rest on the next line. Then it is treated as text in YAML and it wont complain — Michael
– Michael, Commented Feb 13, 2016 at 17:22
@Jim Upvote and accept my answer if you think it is useful so that others know this is the right answer, thanks! — Ankit Gupta
– Ankit Gupta, Commented Oct 14, 2018 at 3:58

Ankit Gupta · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-13 21:37:11Z

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try shell: "{{ venv_path }}/bin/python {{ repo_path }}/manage.py runserver"

answered Feb 13, 2016 at 21:37

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