__init__.py 文件源码

def _preprocess_vars(self, a):
        '''
        Ensures that vars contained in the parameter passed in are
        returned as a list of dictionaries, to ensure for instance
        that vars loaded from a file conform to an expected state.
        '''

        if a is None:
            return None
        elif not isinstance(a, list):
            data = [ a ]
        else:
            data = a

        for item in data:
            if not isinstance(item, MutableMapping):
                raise AnsibleError("variable files must contain either a dictionary of variables, or a list of dictionaries. Got: %s (%s)" % (a, type(a)))

        return data