Missing interpreter line for builtin modules

[SAPDanJoe (Dan-Joe Lopez)]

I’m trying to include a playbook, and getting this error:

Using module file /opt/ansible_env/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/modules/import_playbook.py
fatal: [w2k19]: FAILED! => {
    "msg": "module (ansible.builtin.import_playbook) is missing interpreter line"
}

[utoddl (Todd Lewis)]

That’s strange. Can you provide some more info, like output from ansible-playbook --version and the yaml generating this message? Also, you say “trying to include” but the msg says “builtin.import_playbook”. Include vs. import. ?

[SAPDanJoe (Dan-Joe Lopez)]

I’m doing this from molecule converge
I’ve simplified it a lot to try and eliminate possible red herrings

- name: Converge windows
  hosts: windows
  tasks:
    - name: Print ansible_winrm_operation_timeout_sec parameters
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: ansible_winrm_operation_timeout_sec
    - name: Print ansible_winrm_read_timeout_sec parameters
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: ansible_winrm_read_timeout_sec
    - name: Include the test playbook that does nothing.
      ansible.builtin.import_playbook:
        name: ../../djl_test.yml

>ansible-playbook --version
ansible-playbook [core 2.15.9]
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /opt/ansible_env/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /opt/ansible_env/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.9.16 (main, Sep 12 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20221121 (Red Hat 11.3.1-4)] (/opt/ansible_env/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.3
  libyaml = True

[flowerysong]

import_playbook is not a task. It is a top-level playbook directive and cannot be part of a play or other task list.

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/import_playbook_module.html#examples

It also does not take a parameter called name, just a string with the playbook filename.

- name: Converge windows
  hosts: windows
  tasks:
    - name: Print ansible_winrm_operation_timeout_sec parameters
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: ansible_winrm_operation_timeout_sec
    - name: Print ansible_winrm_read_timeout_sec parameters
      ansible.builtin.debug:
        var: ansible_winrm_read_timeout_sec

- name: Include the test playbook that does nothing.
  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: ../../djl_test.yml

[SAPDanJoe (Dan-Joe Lopez)]

Thanks for the information @flowerysong
:: Edited :: I can see how you changed the code there to move the import to the top level of the yaml. Thanks for the guidance!