# Issue while running python scripts using shell module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-while-running-python-scripts-using-shell-module/31576>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-while-running-python-scripts-using-shell-module/31576 "2019-10-31T09:48:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![soumya\_dutta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@soumya\_dutta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/soumya_dutta)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-while-running-python-scripts-using-shell-module/31576/1 "2019-10-31T09:48:01Z")

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I am trying to run python scripts using shell module and pass variables in a dictionary format as an input but it shows syntax error every time I run it through awx.

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**Author:** ![sdoran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@sdoran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sdoran)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-while-running-python-scripts-using-shell-module/31576/2 "2019-10-31T13:33:31Z")

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