I have some machines with different properties and different installed versions of Python. Now I want to write a task that returns all available Python versions on every machine (some have 2.7.x, some 3.8.x and others are in between).
Depending on that I want to register the highest version for later tasks.
I tried to filter the output of ansible_facts.packages but I fail at using filters in YAML.
- name: Gather the package facts
ansible.builtin.package_facts:
manager: auto
strategy: all
- name: Check whether a package called python is installed
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ ansible_facts.packages['python*'] }} versions of foobar are installed!"
I need it to return the machine and every Python version on that specific machine.
On a RHEL 9.4 System with Python 3.9.18 a minimal example playbook
---
- hosts: localhost
become: true
gather_facts: true
pre_tasks:
- package_facts:
tasks:
- debug:
var: ansible_python_version
- debug:
msg: "{{ ansible_facts.packages[item] }}"
loop: "{{ ansible_facts.packages | select('search', regex) }}"
vars:
regex: 'python*'
will result for ansible_python_version simply into an output of
TASK [debug] *******************
ok: [localhost] =>
ansible_python_version: 3.9.18
from Ansible Interpreter Discovery.
For ansible_facts.packages it will result into an output of
TASK [debug] ************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-setuptools-wheel) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-setuptools-wheel
release: 12.el9
source: rpm
version: 53.0.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-setuptools) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-setuptools
release: 12.el9
source: rpm
version: 53.0.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-dbus) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-dbus
release: 2.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.2.18
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-six) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-six
release: 9.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.15.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-gobject-base-noarch) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-gobject-base-noarch
release: 6.el9
source: rpm
version: 3.40.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-gobject-base) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-gobject-base
release: 6.el9
source: rpm
version: 3.40.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-iniparse) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-iniparse
release: 45.el9
source: rpm
version: '0.4'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-inotify) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-inotify
release: 25.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.9.6
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-distro) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-distro
release: 7.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.5.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-libcomps) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-libcomps
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.1.18
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-chardet) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-chardet
release: 5.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.0.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-decorator) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-decorator
release: 6.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.4.2
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-ethtool) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-ethtool
release: 2.el9
source: rpm
version: '0.15'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pysocks) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pysocks
release: 12.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.7.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pyyaml) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-pyyaml
release: 6.el9
source: rpm
version: 5.4.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-systemd) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-systemd
release: 18.el9
source: rpm
version: '234'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-gpg) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-gpg
release: 6.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.15.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-ptyprocess) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-ptyprocess
release: 12.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.6.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pexpect) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pexpect
release: 7.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.8.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-dateutil) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: 1
name: python3-dateutil
release: 7.el9
source: rpm
version: 2.8.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pyparsing) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pyparsing
release: 1.el9ap
source: rpm
version: 3.0.9
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-packaging) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-packaging
release: 2.el9ap
source: rpm
version: '21.3'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pycparser) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pycparser
release: 2.el9pc
source: rpm
version: '2.21'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-cffi) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-cffi
release: 3.el9ap
source: rpm
version: 1.15.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-cryptography) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-cryptography
release: 1.el9ap
source: rpm
version: 38.0.4
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-resolvelib) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-resolvelib
release: 5.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.5.4
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-xmltodict) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-xmltodict
release: 15.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.12.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pip-wheel) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pip-wheel
release: 8.el9
source: rpm
version: 21.2.3
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-sssdconfig) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-sssdconfig
release: 6.el9_4
source: rpm
version: 2.9.4
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-file-magic) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-file-magic
release: 16.el9
source: rpm
version: '5.39'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-libselinux) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-libselinux
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: '3.6'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-libsemanage) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-libsemanage
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: '3.6'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-setools) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-setools
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.4.4
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-urllib3) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-urllib3
release: 5.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.26.5
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-requests) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-requests
release: 8.el9
source: rpm
version: 2.25.1
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-cloud-what) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-cloud-what
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.29.40
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-audit) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-audit
release: 2.el9
source: rpm
version: 3.1.2
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-sss) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-sss
release: 6.el9_4
source: rpm
version: 2.9.4
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-librepo) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-librepo
release: 2.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.14.5
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-libdnf) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-libdnf
release: 8.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.69.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-hawkey) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-hawkey
release: 8.el9
source: rpm
version: 0.69.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-policycoreutils) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-policycoreutils
release: 2.1.el9
source: rpm
version: '3.6'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-rpm) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-rpm
release: 29.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.16.1.3
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-subscription-manager-rhsm) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-subscription-manager-rhsm
release: 1.el9
source: rpm
version: 1.29.40
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-dnf) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-dnf
release: 9.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.14.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-dnf-plugins-core) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-dnf-plugins-core
release: 13.el9
source: rpm
version: 4.3.0
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-pip) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-pip
release: 8.el9
source: rpm
version: 21.2.3
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-idna) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python3-idna
release: 7.el9_4.1
source: rpm
version: '2.10'
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3-libs) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3-libs
release: 3.el9_4.1
source: rpm
version: 3.9.18
ok: [localhost] => (item=python-unversioned-command) =>
msg:
- arch: noarch
epoch: null
name: python-unversioned-command
release: 3.el9_4.1
source: rpm
version: 3.9.18
ok: [localhost] => (item=python3) =>
msg:
- arch: x86_64
epoch: null
name: python3
release: 3.el9_4.1
source: rpm
version: 3.9.18
if all keys are selected which begins with python. One may also have a look into the output of
- debug:
msg: "{{ ansible_facts.packages.keys() }}"
The issue with the initial question was ansible_facts.packages['python*'], as globbing in the variable name and the dict will not work. One need to select the dict keys differently and as shown above.
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