Lights Templating Issue

@popboxgun wrote:

I am having an issue where the script works fine for one automation, but fails on another with:

expected float for dictionary value @ data['brightness_pct']

I tried adding float to the below lights_on_brightness script, which just turned the lights to 0 pct, but I don’t know why it would work fine for one but fail for another when I’m passing the same values in the data_template.

Here’s the lights script

lights_on_brightness:
  alias: Lights on brightness script
  sequence:
    - service: light.turn_on
      data_template:
        entity_id: "{{ entity_id }}"
        brightness_pct: >
          {% if brightness_pct is defined %}
            {{ brightness_pct }}
          {% else %}
            100
          {% endif %}
        transition: >
          {% if transition is defined %}
            {{ transition }}
          {% else %}
            3
          {% endif %}

Here’s a working automation using it.

- alias: Extra Button Light
  initial_state: on
  trigger:
    - platform: event
      event_data:
        command: button_single
        device_ieee: '28:6d:97:00:01:05:b6:2c'
      event_type: zha_event
    - platform: event
      event_data:
        command: button_double
        device_ieee: '28:6d:97:00:01:05:b6:2c'
      event_type: zha_event
    - platform: event
      event_data:
        command: button_hold
        device_ieee: '28:6d:97:00:01:05:b6:2c'
      event_type: zha_event
  action:
    data_template:
      entity_id: light.extra_light
      brightness_pct: >-
        {% if (trigger.event.data.command) == "button_single" %}
          70
        {% elif (trigger.event.data.command) == "button_double" %}
          10
        {% endif %}
    service_template: >-
      {% if (trigger.event.data.command) == "button_single" %}
        script.lights_on_brightness
      {% elif (trigger.event.data.command) == "button_double" %}
        script.lights_on_brightness
      {% else %}
        script.lights_off
      {% endif %}

But here’s the automation I’m getting the error on and need help with

 alias: Plex Media Lights
  initial_state: on
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: media_player.roku_ultra_2
    - platform: state
      entity_id: media_player.roku_ultra_3

  action:
    - service: script.lights_on_brightness
      data_template:
        entity_id: group.house_lights
        transition: 3
        brightness_pct: >-
          {% if trigger.state == "playing" %}
            10
          {% elif trigger.state == "paused" %}
            30
          {% elif trigger.state == "idle" and trigger.entity_id != "media_player.roku_ultra_3" %}
            50
          {% endif %}

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