Will this do what you need? using structure[list] instead of trying to nest.
--- - name: stuff connection: local gather_facts: no hosts: localhost vars: list: list1 structure: list1: - {var1: "val1", var2: "val2", var3: "val3"} list2: - {var1: "val1", var2: "val2", var3: "val3"} list3: - {var1: "val1", var2: "val2", var3: "val3"} tasks: - name: with_index debug: msg="var1={{item.var1}}, var2={{item.var2}}, var3={{item.var3}}" with_items: - "{{structure[list]}}" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/77770486-406d-438f-95a5-4deed0a5fd2e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.