How to get values from dictionary in jinja when key is a variable?
You can use course_codes.get(s.course):
>>> import jinja2>>> env = jinja2.Environment()>>> t = env.from_string('{{ codes.get(mycode) }}')>>> t.generate(codes={'a': '123'}, mycode='a').next()u'123'
There is no need to use the dot notation at all, you can do:
"{{course_codes[s.course]}}"
I'm using Jinja with Salt, and I've found that something like the following works well:
{% for role in pillar.packages %} {% for package in pillar['packages'][role] %} install_{{ package }}: pkg.installed: - name: {{ package }} {% endfor %}{% endfor %}That is, use the more verbose [ ] syntax and leave the quotes out when you need to use a variable.