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Hey,
im using python3 and i use ansible.
i get this ansible output :

"['', 'PLAY [localhost] **', '', 'TASK [Gathering Facts] **', 'ok: [localhost]', '', 'TASK [Create a VM folder on given datacenter] **', 'ok: [localhost]', '', 'TASK [debug]  ***', 'ok: [localhost] => {', '    'msg': [', '  'temp11579079896506',', '        'temp1157902013446',', ' temp11579018229876',', ' 'temp2323',', '  'temp11578823964592'', ' ]', '}', '', 'PLAY RECAP ****', 'localst: ok=3    changed=0  unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   ', '', '']"

which is a string.
i need python to extract the list after

"'msg':"

and for it to look like that :

['temp11579079896506', 'temp1157902013446','temp11579018229876', 'temp2323','temp11578823964592']

I just cant understand regex i really tried on my own, thanks

Can try this.

>>> import re
>>> 
>>> r = re.search(r"msg\':\s\[(.*?)\]", lst)
>>> r = r.group(1)
>>> my_lst = re.findall(r"\w+", r)
>>> my_lst
['temp11579079896506',
 'temp1157902013446',
 'temp11579018229876',
 'temp2323',
 'temp11578823964592']

>>> my_lst[-1]
'temp11578823964592'

(Jan-19-2020, 03:22 PM)snippsat Wrote: [ -> ]Can try this.

>>> import re
>>> 
>>> r = re.search(r"msg\':\s\[(.*?)\]", lst)
>>> r = r.group(1)
>>> my_lst = re.findall(r"\w+", r)
>>> my_lst
['temp11579079896506',
 'temp1157902013446',
 'temp11579018229876',
 'temp2323',
 'temp11578823964592']

>>> my_lst[-1]
'temp11578823964592'

yes it works but then i noticed that i posted the wrong string this is the real one :

['', 'PLAY [localhost] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************', '', 'TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************', 'ok: [localhost]', '', 'TASK [Create a VM folder on given datacenter] *******************************************************************************************************************************', 'ok: [localhost]', '', 'TASK [debug] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************', 'ok: [localhost] => {', '    "msg": [', '        "temp11579079896506",', '        "temp1157902013446",', '        "temp11579018229876",', '        "temp2323",', '        "temp11578823964592"', '    ]', '}', '', 'PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************', 'localhost                  : ok=3    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   ', '', '']

no duble quote in the begining and "msg" , i changed output for my python3 so i can check,
i know it doesn't start with "" at the beginning but this is a string type output.

i tried to make changes in your code to
re.search(r'"msg\":\s\[(.*?)\]', lst)

it doesnt catch it.
im sorry i hope you can help me again

Then it will be like this.

>>> import re
>>> 
>>> r = re.search(r"msg.*\[(.*?)\]", str(lst))
>>> r = r.group(1)
>>> my_lst = re.findall(r"\w+", r)
>>> my_lst
['temp11579079896506',
 'temp1157902013446',
 'temp11579018229876',
 'temp2323',
 'temp11578823964592']

(Jan-19-2020, 04:59 PM)snippsat Wrote: [ -> ]Then it will be like this.

>>> import re
>>> 
>>> r = re.search(r"msg.*\[(.*?)\]", str(lst))
>>> r = r.group(1)
>>> my_lst = re.findall(r"\w+", r)
>>> my_lst
['temp11579079896506',
 'temp1157902013446',
 'temp11579018229876',
 'temp2323',
 'temp11578823964592']

Thank you so much!!!!