# Error when running ansible (json module not found) and python26

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-when-running-ansible-json-module-not-found-and-python26/12662>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [April 11, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-when-running-ansible-json-module-not-found-and-python26/12662 "2013-04-11T14:50:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-when-running-ansible-json-module-not-found-and-python26/12662/1 "2013-04-11T14:50:11Z")

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Ansible is happy running with 2.4 and you should just use that.

It only requires 2.6 on the management machine.

See ansible\_python\_interpreter in the docs to select another python, but this sounds like you are managing an EL5 box or something and should _not_ do this, because you still want it to find the installed yum module.