minitest.sls

gistfile1.txt

{%- set users = ['a', 'b'] -%}
{%- set keys = [1, 2, 3] -%}
{%- for user in users -%}
{%- for key in keys -%}
{{user}} {{key}}
{% endfor -%}
{%- endfor -%}

[DEBUG   ] Rendered data from file: /var/cache/salt/minion/files/base/minitest.sls:
a 1
a 2
a 3
b 1
b 2
b 3


[DEBUG   ] Results of YAML rendering: 

This one works as expected:

cat minitest.sls

{%- set users = ['a', 'b'] -%}
{%- set keys = [1, 2, 3] -%}
{%- for user in users -%}
{%- for key in keys -%}
{{user}} {{key}}
{% endfor -%}
{%- endfor -%}

A

[DEBUG   ] Rendered data from file: /var/cache/salt/minion/files/base/minitest.sls:
a 1
a 2
a 3
b 1
b 2
b 3
A

[DEBUG   ] Results of YAML rendering: 

No unexpected newlines and also the newlines after b 3 got correctly removed