<p>I want to iterate over items, check if fluxcd value exist in any of the items, and if fluxcd doesn't exists I want to execute task using when condition. So far I wrote this: </p>

<pre><code>- name: Check flux status
  k8s_facts: 
    api_version: v1
    kind: Namespace
    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig if kubeconfig_exists else omit }}"
  register: namespace_result
</code></pre>

<pre><code>- name: Delete flux 
  k8s: 
    state: absent
    definition: "{{ lookup('template', 'flux-deletion.yaml') }}"
    kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig if kubeconfig_exists else omit }}"
    wait: True
  when: item.metadata.name != "fluxcd"
  with_items: "{{ namespace_result.resources }}"    
  ignore_errors: yes
</code></pre>

<p>Output (debug code provided by: Zeitounator):</p>

<pre><code>- debug:
    msg: "{{ item.metadata.name }} meets the condition"
  with_items: "{{ namespace_result.resources }}"
  when: item.metadata.name != "fluxcd"
</code></pre>

<pre><code>ok: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'default', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/default', 'uid': '9cf3a983-df77-4905-8650-4bd43f1d2e8e', 'resourceVersion': '149', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-09T15:48:21Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) =&gt; {
    "msg": "default meets the condition"
}
skipping: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'fluxcd', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/fluxcd', 'uid': '83b159be-8aeb-45ef-b5b5-5f0b6c8a098e', 'resourceVersion': '1433997', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-15T08:18:43Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) 
ok: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'kube-node-lease', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/kube-node-lease', 'uid': '04199d99-5527-4455-a22f-d42abedf87eb', 'resourceVersion': '35', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-09T15:48:18Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) =&gt; {
    "msg": "kube-node-lease meets the condition"
}
ok: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'kube-public', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/kube-public', 'uid': 'e84d01de-d053-4c28-af8b-fd5b55de4c41', 'resourceVersion': '29', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-09T15:48:18Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) =&gt; {
    "msg": "kube-public meets the condition"
}
ok: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'kube-system', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system', 'uid': '6b6a50ee-a2f3-4bc7-9342-553a2acd79d2', 'resourceVersion': '16', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-09T15:48:18Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) =&gt; {
    "msg": "kube-system meets the condition"
}
ok: [localhost] =&gt; (item={'metadata': {'name': 'tiller', 'selfLink': '/api/v1/namespaces/tiller', 'uid': 'eb889937-3012-41e8-86d5-f2d4679d23ac', 'resourceVersion': '1467903', 'creationTimestamp': '2020-01-15T11:17:18Z'}, 'spec': {'finalizers': ['kubernetes']}, 'status': {'phase': 'Active'}, 'apiVersion': 'v1', 'kind': 'Namespace'}) =&gt; {
    "msg": "tiller meets the condition"
}




</code></pre>

<p>But when I run this, it seems to me like it will check first field in the list where value is default and it will automatically execute task. 
I don't have experience with ansible, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>

<p>If you port your condition to the <code>debug</code> task, you will see that it is skipped when condition is not met:</p>

<pre><code>- debug:
    msg: "{{ item.metadata.name }} meets the condition"
  with_items: "{{ namespace_result.resources }}"
  when: item.metadata.name != "fluxcd"
</code></pre>

<p>This will validate how your task loops and checks your condition. You can then replace the <code>debug</code> module with <code>k8s</code> and it will skip the exact same way.</p>
