Improve error/warning messages w.r.t. YAML quoting (#1205)

* Remove superfluous conversions/assignments. * Improve messages.
2026-07-29 03:46:55 +00:00 · 2025-11-16 12:32:51 +01:00
parent e42423b949
commit c61c0e24b8
8 changed files with 35 additions and 21 deletions
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                    if not isinstance(val, str):
                        raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(
                            f"Non-string {what.lower()} found for extra_env option. Ambiguous env options must be "
-                            f"wrapped in quotes to avoid them being interpreted. {what}: {val!r}"
+                            "wrapped in quotes to avoid them being interpreted when directly specified "
+                            "in YAML, or explicitly converted to strings when the option is templated. "
+                            f"{what}: {val!r}"
                        )
                local_cmd += [
                    b"-e",