Failed to import the required Python library (pexpect)

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Hi team,

i am getting below error, pexpect already installed

he full traceback is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/tmp/ansible_expect_payload_0bz7tQ/main.py”, line 108, in
import pexpect
ImportError: No module named pexpect

fatal: [sddc_mgr]: FAILED! => {
“changed”: false,
“invocation”: {
“module_args”: {
“chdir”: null,
“command”: “sudo /opt/vmware/sddc-support/sos --health-check”,
“creates”: null,
“echo”: false,
“removes”: null,
“responses”: {
“(?i)[sudo] password for vcf”: “xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”
},
“timeout”: 30
}
},
“msg”: “Failed to import the required Python library (pexpect) on lab.local.com’s Python /usr/bin/python2.7. Please read module documentation and install in the appropriate location”

[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]# pip show pexpect
DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 2.7 in January 2021. More details about Python 2 support in pip, can be found at https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/release-process/#python-2-support
Name: pexpect
Version: 4.8.0
Summary: Pexpect allows easy control of interactive console applications.
Home-page: https://pexpect.readthedocs.io/
Author: Noah Spurrier; Thomas Kluyver; Jeff Quast
Author-email: noah@noah.org, thomas@kluyver.me.uk, contact@jeffquast.com
License: ISC license
Location: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Requires: ptyprocess
Required-by:
[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]#

2

You forgot to post the playbook you’re using, and the inventory, and the ansible configuration.

3

Oh sorry, please find the below details

host file

[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]# cat hosts.ini
sddc_mgr ansible_user=vcf ansible_password=‘xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx’ ansible_ssh_host=10.47.20.4

[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]#

Playbook:

4

Ansible version:

[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]# ansible --version
ansible 2.8.4
config file = /data01/ansible/cpc-vcf/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = [u’/data01/ansible/cpc-vcf/library’, u’/data01/ansible/cpc-vcf/library/nsx’, u’/data01/ansible/cpc-vcf/library/vsphere’, u’/data01/ansible/cpc-vcf/library/vcenter’]
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 2.7.5 (default, Apr 2 2020, 13:16:51) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-39)]
[root@6683ffa58609 cpc-vcf]#

5

Hi

It seems there is a lot of wheel reinventing going on by using expect/sudo to handle privilege escalation.
Instead use the already existing privilege escalation options:

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/become.html

6

Thank you, its worked: