# FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "paramiko is not installed: No module named 'paramiko'"} ...ignoring **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** rhel9, paramiko, playbook, network\ **Created:** [November 17, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435 "2023-11-17T06:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bacchus21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@bacchus21](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bacchus21)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435/1 "2023-11-17T06:54:10Z")
Hello, All I’m trying to run a playbook, it shows below error saying that “paramiko is not installed: No module named ‘paramiko’”. However, looks like paramiko is already installed on the server. Highly appreciated if anyone share similar experience or any feedback / advice. Thank you. `[root@ansible002 inventories]# ansible-playbook ios/plb-1-1.yml -i inv-test.yml ` `PLAY [plb-1-1] ************************************************** ` `TASK [Check enable secret is configured]` ` *********************************************************** ` `fatal: [OOOO-XXX-SW03]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "paramiko is not installed: No module named 'paramiko'"}` `...ignoring` `PLAY RECAP` ` ***************************************************************************************** ` `OOOO-XXX-SW03 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=1` `[root@ansible002 inventories]#` `[root@ansible002 inventories]# ansible-doc -t connection -l` `ansible.builtin.local execute on controller` `ansible.builtin.paramiko_ssh Run tasks via python ssh (paramiko)` `ansible.builtin.psrp Run tasks over Microsoft PowerShell Remoting Protocol` `ansible.builtin.ssh connect via SSH client binary` `ansible.builtin.winrm Run tasks over Microsoft's WinRM` `ansible.netcommon.grpc Provides a persistent connection using the gRPC protocol` `ansible.netcommon.httpapi Use httpapi to run command on network appliances` `ansible.netcommon.libssh Run tasks using libssh for ssh connection` `ansible.netcommon.netconf Provides a persistent connection using the netconf protocol` `ansible.netcommon.network_cli Use network_cli to run command on network appliances` `ansible.netcommon.persistent Use a persistent unix socket for connection` `[root@ansible002 inventories]#` ```auto ``` ---
**Author:** ![akira6592](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akira6592/32/222_2.png) [@akira6592](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akira6592)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435/2 "2024-01-08T13:58:17Z")
Hello @bacchus21 The command result in `ansible-doc -t connection -l` does not necessarily indicate that `paramiko` is installed. Could you install paramiko by `pip install paramiko` just to be sure? If that does not change the error message, define `ansible_python_interpreter` as follows. ```yaml ansible_python_interpreter: '{{ ansible_playbook_python }}' ``` ---
**Author:** ![HYDRA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HYDRA](https://forum.ansible.com/u/HYDRA)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435/3 "2024-06-06T21:06:56Z")
Hello there, I’m running into the same error on my onprem network. I’m running a manual playbook through the CLI to test my connection to my cisco device based on the ansible documentation on "create and run your first network Ansible Playbook. Step 2. I use Yum. I ran “yum list | grep -i paramiko” and saw the location did not have an @ so I ran “yum install python3-paramiko --nogpgcheck” and it sucessfully installed now I have an @CCR-RHEL-8\_EPEL… but when I rerun my “ansible all -i [vyos.example.net](http://vyos.example.net), -c ansible.netcommon.network\_cli -u my\_vyos\_user -k -m vyos.vyos.vyos\_facts -e ansible\_network\_os=vyos.vyos.vyos” command, mine is different but I’m not connected to the internet this is just the example, I still get paramiko is not installed. Do you have any advice? ---
**Author:** ![HYDRA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HYDRA](https://forum.ansible.com/u/HYDRA)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435/4 "2024-06-06T21:08:08Z")
I also changed my ansible.cfg to have [defaults] transport = paramiko ---
**Author:** ![HYDRA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HYDRA](https://forum.ansible.com/u/HYDRA)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-changed-false-msg-paramiko-is-not-installed-no-module-named-paramiko-ignoring/2435/5 "2024-06-06T21:13:12Z")
that interpreter command, do you put that in the ansible.cfg under [defaults]? I did just see this note : If you are running Ansible in a virtual environment, you will also need to add the variable `ansible_python_interpreter=/path/to/venv/bin/python`