ansible-role-python

Ansible role for compile and install Python 3.

Requirements

This role was developed using Ansible 2.5 Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed. Use ansible-galaxy install diodonfrost.python to install the role on your system.

• Ansible >= 2.5

Supported platforms:

- name: EL
  versions:
    - 8
    - 7
- name: Fedora
  versions:
    - 32
    - 31
    - 30
    - 29
    - 28
    - 27
    - 26
- name: Debian
  versions:
    - buster
    - stretch
    - jessie
- name: Ubuntu
  versions:
    - disco
    - bionic
    - xenial
    - trusty
- name: OracleLinux
  versions:
    - 8
    - 7
- name: Amazon
  versions:
    - 2017.12
- name: ArchLinux
  versions:
    - any

Role Variables

This role has multiple variables. The defaults for all these variables are the following:

---
# defaults file for ansible-role-python

# The version of Python to install
# Valid values: 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8
python_version: 3.7.6

# The location where to download the Python archive
python_tarball_url: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{{ python_version }}/Python-{{ python_version }}.tgz

# Install python-pip
# Valid values: install, upgrade
ensure_pip: install

# Define the root directory for the Python install location,
python_path: /usr/local

# Allow N jobs at once
# Default use number of vcpu
make_num_threads: "{{ ansible_processor_vcpus }}"

# Clean dependency use for python compilation
clean_package_requirements: false

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

This role can also install a specific version of Python.

---
- hosts: localhost
  become: true
  roles:
    - role: diodonfrost.python
      vars:
        python_version: 3.7.6

Install Python 3.7.6 and Python 3.6.10

---
- hosts: localhost
  become: true
  roles:
    - role: diodonfrost.python
      vars:
        python_version: 3.7.6
    - role: diodonfrost.python
      vars:
        python_version: 3.6.10

Local Testing

This project uses Molecule to aid in the development and testing.

To develop or test you'll need to have installed the following:

• Linux (e.g. Ubuntu)
• Docker
• Python (including python-pip)
• Ansible
• Molecule

Testing with Docker

# Test ansible role with centos 8
molecule test

# Test ansible role with ubuntu 20.04
image=ansible-ubuntu:20.04 molecule test

# Test ansible role with alpine latest
image=ansible-alpine:latest molecule test

# Create centos 7 instance
image=ansible-centos:7 molecule create

# Apply role on centos 7 instance
image=ansible-centos:7 molecule converge

# Launch tests on centos 7 instance
image=ansible-centos:7 molecule verify

License

Apache 2

Author Information

This role was created in 2020 by diodonfrost.