Command passes, but why is result in stderr and not stdout?
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ZillaYT
Oct 31, 2017, 2:12:56 PM10/31/17
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I have the following simple task to check my Python version
and I get
Why stderr and not stdout? The task executed with no errors.
- name: Check if Python version matches target
commadn: "/local/python/bin/python --version" register: python_ver_check
- debug: var=python_ver_check
and I get
TASK [python3 : debug] *********************************************************ok: [localhost] => { "python_ver_check": { "changed": true, "cmd": "/local/python/bin/python --version", "delta": "0:00:00.003369", "end": "2017-10-31 14:00:10.701899", "failed": false, "rc": 0, "start": "2017-10-31 14:00:10.698530", "stderr": "Python 2.7.14", "stderr_lines": [ "Python 2.7.14" ], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": [] }}
Why stderr and not stdout? The task executed with no errors.
Matt Martz
Oct 31, 2017, 2:37:09 PM10/31/17
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That is where python has decided the version output should go. It is specifically sent to stderr by the python binary.
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Matt Martz
Oct 31, 2017, 2:38:35 PM10/31/17
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Also, fwiw, look at the `ansible_python` or `ansible_python_version` variables created during fact gathering, that may be useful to you.
ZillaYT
Oct 31, 2017, 3:02:14 PM10/31/17
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Thanks!
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ZillaYT
Oct 31, 2017, 3:12:00 PM10/31/17
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How do I force Ansible to use a certain version of Python? Is it in the ansible.cfg file? For example, I see via "ansible --version" command that it's using /usr/local/bin/python v2.6.6, but I want it to use /local/python/bin/python v2.7.x for example?
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