How to sort the list of values in reverse order or descending order?

How to sort the list of integers in reverse order?

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:

	- name: initialize list of values
  	set_fact:
    	list_values: [2, 4, 1, 9, 3]

	- name: sort defined list
  	set_fact:
    	sorted_desc_list_values: "{{ list_values | sort(reverse=True) }}"

	- name: Print the var
  	debug:
    	var: sorted_desc_list_values                           	 

Output:

$ ansible-playbook sort_list.yml
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

PLAY [localhost] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [initialize list of values] ********************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [sort defined list] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Print the var] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
	"sorted_desc_list_values": [
    	9,
    	4,
    	3,
    	2,
    	1
	]
}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost              	: ok=3	changed=0	unreachable=0	failed=0	skipped=0	rescued=0	ignored=0   

How to sort list of strings in reverse order in ansible?

Lets see how to sort the list of strings in reverse order or descending order in ansible tasks?

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:

	- name: initialize list of strings
  	set_fact:
    	list_values: ['text2', 'text1', 'data3','data1', 'info']

	- name: sort defined list
  	set_fact:
    	sorted_list_strings: "{{ list_values | sort(reverse=True) }}"

	- name: Print the var
  	debug:
    	var: sorted_list_strings

Output:

$ ansible-playbook sort_list_strings.yml
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'

PLAY [localhost] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [initialize list of strings] *******************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [sort defined list] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [Print the var] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
	"sorted_list_strings": [
    	"text2",
    	"text1",
    	"info",
    	"data3",
    	"data1"
	]
}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost              	: ok=3	changed=0	unreachable=0	failed=0	skipped=0	rescued=0	ignored=0   

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