Import Error with custom Python module

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Hi All,

I keep getting an “ImportError: No module named” when I try and run a playbook using a custom python module (that is trying to import a 3rd party python package).

Few things:

  • importing the 3rd party package works from the python shell from all over my machine.
  • PYTHONPATH seems to be correct, hence, importing the package works
  • using the hacking test script also does NOT reproduce the error. So this works fine.
  • I’ve tried ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python2.7
  • Seem to have removed py3 just by using rm
  • using ‘connection: local’ so the target host is “my host” also executing the playbook

I’m a new guy, so help me not leave any stone unturned :). Don’t assume anything please!

Thanks in advance.

-Jason

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What is the path to your module? Also, have you checked out http://docs.ansible.com/developing_modules.html to see that your following our instructions for custom module development?

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Okay, so my error was very very stupid. Everything was correct, but I was executing the playbook as such ‘sudo ansible-playbook xxxxx’ and believe since was sudo’ing, I was losing the environment variables that were previously set. Either way, after running it without sudo, it worked just fine.