pip – Manages Python library dependencies

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• Manage Python library dependencies. To use this module, one of the following keys is required: name or requirements.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• pip
• virtualenv
• setuptools

Parameters

Notes

Examples

# Install (Bottle) python package.
- pip:
    name: bottle

# Install (Bottle) python package on version 0.11.
- pip:
    name: bottle==0.11

# Install (bottle) python package with version specifiers
- pip:
    name: bottle>0.10,<0.20,!=0.11

# Install multi python packages with version specifiers
- pip:
    name:
      - django>1.11.0,<1.12.0
      - bottle>0.10,<0.20,!=0.11

# Install python package using a proxy - it doesn't use the standard environment variables, please use the CAPITALIZED ones below
- pip:
    name: six
  environment:
    HTTP_PROXY: '127.0.0.1:8080'
    HTTPS_PROXY: '127.0.0.1:8080'

# Install (MyApp) using one of the remote protocols (bzr+,hg+,git+,svn+). You do not have to supply '-e' option in extra_args.
- pip:
    name: svn+http://myrepo/svn/MyApp#egg=MyApp

# Install MyApp using one of the remote protocols (bzr+,hg+,git+).
- pip:
    name: git+http://myrepo/app/MyApp

# Install (MyApp) from local tarball
- pip:
    name: file:///path/to/MyApp.tar.gz

# Install (Bottle) into the specified (virtualenv), inheriting none of the globally installed modules
- pip:
    name: bottle
    virtualenv: /my_app/venv

# Install (Bottle) into the specified (virtualenv), inheriting globally installed modules
- pip:
    name: bottle
    virtualenv: /my_app/venv
    virtualenv_site_packages: yes

# Install (Bottle) into the specified (virtualenv), using Python 2.7
- pip:
    name: bottle
    virtualenv: /my_app/venv
    virtualenv_command: virtualenv-2.7

# Install (Bottle) within a user home directory.
- pip:
    name: bottle
    extra_args: --user

# Install specified python requirements.
- pip:
    requirements: /my_app/requirements.txt

# Install specified python requirements in indicated (virtualenv).
- pip:
    requirements: /my_app/requirements.txt
    virtualenv: /my_app/venv

# Install specified python requirements and custom Index URL.
- pip:
    requirements: /my_app/requirements.txt
    extra_args: -i https://example.com/pypi/simple

# Install specified python requirements offline from a local directory with downloaded packages.
- pip:
    requirements: /my_app/requirements.txt
    extra_args: "--no-index --find-links=file:///my_downloaded_packages_dir"

# Install (Bottle) for Python 3.3 specifically,using the 'pip3.3' executable.
- pip:
    name: bottle
    executable: pip3.3

# Install (Bottle), forcing reinstallation if it's already installed
- pip:
    name: bottle
    state: forcereinstall

# Install (Bottle) while ensuring the umask is 0022 (to ensure other users can use it)
- pip:
    name: bottle
    umask: "0022"
  become: True

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]

Red Hat Support

More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.

Authors

• Matt Wright (@mattupstate)