read_csv

Read a CSV file into a list or dictionary of records

Collection: community.general

Full Name: parallax.community.general.read_csv

Aliases: community.general.read_csv, read_csv

Controller module — runs on the local controller, not on remote hosts.

Synopsis

Read a CSV file into a list or dictionary of records

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
path	string	yes		Path to the CSV file to read
key	string			Column name to use as dictionary key for the resulting data
delimiter	string		`,`	Field delimiter character
fieldnames	string			Comma-separated list of field names to use as column headers
skipinitialspace	bool		`false`	Skip whitespace after the delimiter
strict	bool		`false`	Raise an error on bad CSV input
unique	bool		`true`	If true, require unique key values when using key parameter

yaml

- name: Load the user roster keyed by username
  read_csv:
    path: files/users.csv
    key: username