New in version 2.0.
- name: retrieve a string value corresponding to a key inside a Python shelve file
  debug: msg="{{ lookup('shelvefile', 'file=path_to_some_shelve_file.db key=key_to_retrieve') }}
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this lookup:
Key  | 
        Returned  | 
        Description  | 
    
|---|---|---|
| 
                 
                        _list
                         
                 | 
            
                 value(s) of key(s) in shelve file(s) 
                                             | 
        
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