python-latest

Ansible role to install the latest Python 3 version in Ubuntu using the deadsnakes ppa.

Ubuntu ships Python 3 separately from v2, which is the default. Python 3 versions in Ubuntu LTS releases are:

• 10.04: v3.1
• 12.04: v3.2
• 14.04: v3.4

Add the role python-latest to install Python 3.5.

Variables

• python_version: The python version to install (major.minor), default: 3.5

Playbook examples

Plain:

---
# Install the latest Python 3 version
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - python-latest

Specify variables:

---
# specify extra variable ``-e "host=xyz"``
- hosts: "{{ host | default('localhost') }}"
  gather_facts: no
  roles:
    - role: python-latest
      python_version: 3.4