https://github.com/ucl-mirsg/ansible-role-install-python

An Ansible role to Install Python, pip, and setuptools on a managed node
https://github.com/ucl-mirsg/ansible-role-install-python

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An Ansible role to Install Python, pip, and setuptools on a managed node

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ucl-mirsg/ansible-role-install-python
• Owner: UCL-MIRSG
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Archived: true
• Created: 2022-12-13T11:34:28.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-01T01:39:32.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-29T16:21:11.678Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: ansible-role, python2, python3
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• Size: 54.7 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Ansible Role: mirsg.install_python

This role installs Python, pip, and setuptools on Debian and RedHat operating systems. It will also update pip to the latest version or a

user-specified version, and then install user-specified Python packages using pip.

## Requirements

If you would like to run Ansible Molecule to test this role, the requirements are in [`requirements.txt`](https://github.com/UCL-MIRSG/ansible-role-install-python/blob/main/requirements.txt).

## Role Variables

`install_python` is a dictionary that contains the following varialbes:

`version`: the version of Python to install. This defaults to `"3"`.

`pip_version`: the version of pip to update to. This defaults to `"21.3.1"`.

`pip_executable`: path to the pip executalbe to use for installing packages. This defaults to `"pip3"`

`system_packages`: list of system packages to be installed along with Python. This defaults to:

```yaml

- python3

- python3-pip

- python3-setuptools

```

The packages listed in `install_python.system_packages` will be installed by the OS package manager, NOT by pip.

`pip_packages`: list of Python packages to be installed by pip. This defaults to `[]`.

## Dependencies

There are no Ansible-Galaxy dependencies for this role.

## Example Playbook

This role will install Python on a managed host. To used this role, add it to the list of roles in a play:

```yaml

- name: Install Python

  hosts: all

  roles:

    - mirsg.install_python

```

## License

[BSD 3-Clause License](https://github.com/UCL-MIRSG/ansible-role-install-python/blob/main/LICENSE).

## Author Information

This role was created by the [Medical Imaging Research Software Group](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/advanced-research-computing/expertise/research-software-development/medical-imaging-research-software-group) at [UCL](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/).