Jinja2 is a Python-based template engine, and so Python object methods are available within templates. Object methods are methods, or functions, which are directly accessible by the variable object (typically a string, list, int, or float). A good way to think about this is as follows: if you were writing Python code and could write the variable, then a period, then a method call, then you would have access to do the same in Jinja2. Within Ansible, only methods that return modified content or a Boolean are typically used. Let's explore some common object methods that might be useful in Ansible.