Name value as a template only giving object.Object

Configuration
1

I’m trying to set the name of a picture identity to the time in a date time vairable… how does one do this?

aspect_ratio: 100
entity: input_boolean.washing_machine
show_name: true
show_state: false
state_image:
  'off': local/images/washingmachine_off.png
  'on': local/images/washingmachine_on.png
type: picture-entity
name: {{ states('input_datetime.washing_machine_finished') }}
2

If you’re trying to use a template in the Picture Entity card, you should know that, in general, standard Lovelace cards do not support templating (with the exception of the Markdown card).

3

Well, that’s unfortunate! Who made that decision, lol? That’s a huge opportunity missed there as it could be super useful to mark things in that way.

4

Various custom cards support templating (typically in Javascript but some in Jinja2) so you might want to look for a substitute for Picture Entity.

You can try searching within the Lovelace & Frontend category or, if you have HACS installed, browse through HACS for custom cards.