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Subject: bug#22196: Ansible, python executable on remote host
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:12:44 +0100
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To: Al McElrath <hello@atonesir.com>
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Hi!

Al McElrath <hello@atonesir.com> skribis:

> I had some trouble with ansible that I'd like to share. I believe it
> tries to use the same path to the python executable on the remote host
> as exists locally, which is problematic for guix:
>
> '/bin/sh: 1: /gnu/store/5isi4xqg1jr5rqbr6pfap28fw5116dnr-python-2.7.10/bi=
n/python: not found'

Oops, indeed.

> workaround in the form of a setting to specify the remote python path,
> "ansible_python_interpreter":
>
> http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_inventory.html#list-of-behavioral-i=
nventory-parameters
>
> Not quite a bug, but maybe this will help someone else.

I=E2=80=99m guessing we could at least change the default value.  Would it =
be
possible to set the default value of =E2=80=98ansible_python_interpreter=E2=
=80=99 to
just =E2=80=98python=E2=80=99, hoping that it will be searched for in $PATH=
 on the
remote host?

Sounds like the most viable option.

Thanks for your report!

Ludo=E2=80=99.