AWX task fail with AnsibleUnsafeBytes for yaml collapsed string

[jon-nfc]

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Bug Summary

A yaml collapsed string with jinja fails with error AnsibleUnsafeBytes.__format__. unsupported format string passed to AnsibleUnsafeBytes.__format__ when it should not have for a string. this task does not fail when run via CLI.

AWX version

23.9.0

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Installation method

kubernetes

Modifications

no

Ansible version

2.16.1

Operating system

k3s 1.29

Web browser

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Steps to reproduce

use the foollowing task in play:

- name: Download K3s Binary
  ansible.builtin.uri:
    url: |-
      https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/
        {{- node_k3s.desired_version | urlencode -}}
      /k3s
      {%- if cpu_arch.key == 'aarch64' -%}
      -arm64
      {%- endif %}
    method: GET
    return_content: false
    status_code:
      - 200
      - 304
    dest: "/tmp/k3s.{{ cpu_arch.key }}"
    mode: "744"
  changed_when: not ansible_check_mode
  check_mode: false
  delay: 10
  retries: 3
  register: k3s_download_files
  delegate_to: localhost
  failed_when: >
    (lookup('ansible.builtin.file', '/tmp/k3s.' + cpu_arch.key) | hash('sha256') | string) != node_k3s.desired_hash
      and
    (
      k3s_download_files.status | int != 200
        or
      k3s_download_files.status | int != 304
    )
  run_once: true
  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
  loop: "{{ nfc_kubernetes_install_architectures | dict2items }}"
  loop_control:
    loop_var: cpu_arch
  vars:
    ansible_connection: local

where:

cpu_arch:
  key: aarch64

Expected results

A yaml collapsed string |- or >- by never return error AnsibleUnsafeBytes.__format__. unsupported. when the type is clearly a yaml string

Actual results

error:

msg: >-
  Unexpected templating type error occurred on
  (https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/
    {{- node_k3s.desired_version | urlencode -}}
  /k3s

  {%- if cpu_arch.key == 'aarch64' -%}

  -arm64

  {%- endif %}): unsupported format string passed to
  AnsibleUnsafeBytes.__format__. unsupported format string passed to
  AnsibleUnsafeBytes.__format__

Additional information

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[jon-nfc]

closing as issue was corrected by updating to ansible-core 2.16.6 from 2.16.1