> > I agree that it's not intuitive... It's also backwards from what I would > expect. > > You can override the precedence order locally: > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#variable-precedence > > > I choose not to do that, and instead forgo separating inventory from > playbook group_vars. > > I, too, would be interested in an explanation of why the order is what it > is. I've been bitten by it in the past. > > Ansible is supposed to be simple and overriding precedence would make it a way more complicated. Changing the default behaviour (with an option for backwards compatibility) would make it more logical. Any devs here?
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