# Python3

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [March 15, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512 "2013-03-15T23:53:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512/1 "2013-03-15T23:53:43Z")

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It seems Luke a lot less effort to install python2, both Gentoo and FreeBSD support this well. Then use ansible python interpreter to use it

Brian Coca

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512/2 "2013-03-15T23:54:59Z")

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I meant “Support having multiple python versions.”

Brian Coca

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512/3 "2013-03-15T23:56:08Z")

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FWIW, bcoca is referring to just setting the variable  
ansible\_python\_interpreter in inventory, or a group variable, to the  
path of your Python 2 on the remote nodes.

example:

[gentoo]  
a.example.com  
b.example.com

[gentoo:vars]  
ansible\_python\_interpreter=/hey/look/over/here/bin/python

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**Author:** ![mujahideen.solutions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@mujahideen.solutions](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mujahideen.solutions)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512/4 "2013-03-15T23:57:31Z")

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Oh wow, wish I saw this earlier

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python3/12512/5 "2013-03-15T23:58:29Z")

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Yep, sorry, shouldn’t try to respond from phone when in bus

Brian Coca