pandemonium1986.pip

Ansible Role: Pip

Install pip or pipx depending on your operating system, either using the OS package manager or by downloading get-pip. After that, you can install Python applications using pip or pipx.

Installation Methods for Pip/Pipx

OS	Method	Pip or Pipx
CentOS 7	get-pip	pip
Debian 12	package	pipx
Ubuntu 22.04	package	pipx
SLES 15 SP3	get-pip	pip
SLES 15 SP5	package	pipx
Tumbleweed	package	pipx

Requirements

This role works by installing pip3 or pipx on Debian, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, SLES, and CentOS. It requires access to the managed node via SSH and the locale set to UTF8. You can look at the docker-debian11 example for guidance.

Role Variables

Here are some variables used in the role, specified in defaults/main.yml:

---
pip_install_package_update: false # Should pip be updated to the latest version in package mode.
pip_packages: [] # List of Python packages to install (optional).
pip_user: pandemonium # User who will install the Python packages.
pip_extra_args: "--user" # Additional arguments for pip (used when method is get-pip).

From vars/[distro|family]-[os_family]-[os_version].yml (varies by distribution):

---
_packages:
  - libffi-dev
  - python3-dev
  - python3-venv
  - sudo
_packages_pip:
  - python3-pip
  - pipx
_pip_executable: pipx
_pip_mandatory_packages: []
_python_executable: python3

Dependencies

This role does not have any dependencies.

Example Playbook

Here’s how to use this role in a playbook:

---
- name: Install Pip and Packages
  hosts: all
  vars:
    pip_user: pandemonium
    pip_packages:
      - ansible-core
      - ansible-lint
      - molecule
      - molecule-plugins[docker]
  tasks:
    - name: "Include ansible-role-pip"
      include_role:
        name: "pandemonium1986.pip"

Disclaimer

This playbook installs Python3 using the OS package manager. All tasks will be executed with Python3, except for CentOS7.
The Pipx package is not available for CentOS7 and SLES15 SP3. Pip can be installed using get-pip for both of these distributions. After running the playbook, you can install pipx and then use it to install Python applications.