Filter idea - quote_each - surround array members in quotes

gistfile1.txt

    def quote_each(data, type='double'):
        '''
        Take a list of strings and output the list with each item surrounded by
        quotation marks. Defaults to using double quotes ("item"), may be specified
        instead to use single quotes ('item').

        '''
        QUOTE_TYPES = {
            'double': '"',
            'single': "'",
        }

        if not isinstance(data, list):
            raise errors.AnsibleFilterError("|failed expects first param is a list")
        if not all(isinstance(x, basestring) for x in data):
            raise errors.AnsibleFilterError("|failed expects first param is a list"
                                            " of strings")
        retval = [(QUOTE_TYPES[type] + s + QUOTE_TYPES[type]) for s in data]
        return retval