# running ptython script in role **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252 "2018-08-03T14:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/1 "2018-08-03T14:29:29Z")
i want to run a python script in a role. currently the script is in the tasks directory but i also tried the file dir which also is not working. where i have to put this script so it can be found at runtime? ` - local\_action: command “{{ item }}” with\_items: - “inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ” - “inventoryctl.py host -U -H {{ inventory\_hostname }} -g LNZ” when: (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6BX”) or (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6CX”) or (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6DX”) ` result: ` TASK [hostgroups : command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ’”, “item”: “inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ’”, “item”: “inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} ` playbook ` - name: run test play hosts: all gather\_facts: yes roles: - hostgroups tasks: - name: print out the hostname of target command: hostname - name: Print itsv\_lparname debug: var: hostvars[inventory\_hostname].inventory\_lparname - name: Print inventory\_hostname debug: var: hostvars[inventory\_hostname].inventory\_hostname # - name: Display all variables/facts known for a host # debug: #var: hostvars[inventory\_hostname] ` ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/2 "2018-08-03T17:11:39Z")
> i want to run a python script in a role. currently the script is in the > tasks directory but i also tried the file dir which also is not working. > where i have to put this script so it can be found at runtime? It's using path to find the executable, is it not in the path you need to use relative path or absolute path. > - local\_action: command "{{ item }}" >   with\_items: >           - "inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ" >           - "inventoryctl.py host -U -H {{ inventory\_hostname }} -g LNZ" >   when: (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6BX") or >         (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6CX") or >         (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6DX") If you have roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py the command would be    roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/3 "2018-08-06T10:17:34Z")
hmm…does not work. ` TASK [hostgroups : command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ’”, “item”: “roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ’”, “item”: “roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* AMTEST1 : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=1 root@lpgaixmgmtlx01:/etc/ansible/aix\>file roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py: Python script, ASCII text executable ` ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/4 "2018-08-06T10:52:28Z")
I have not done this myself, but I think that the script you are running has to be in the search path (“$PATH”) OR you have to specify an absolute path (“/[…]/myscript.py”) OR you have to specify a path relative to the current working directory - that is, the directory that is the CWD when ansible tries to execute the script. I think that the CWD is not what you think it is.You could find it out by executing the command “pwd”. Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/5 "2018-08-06T12:47:47Z")
i put the script in path, same errror… ` TASK [hostgroups : command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ’”, “item”: “inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ’”, “item”: “inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* AMTEST1 : ok=2 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=1 root@lpgaixmgmtlx01:/etc/ansible/aix\>which inventoryctl.py /usr/bin/inventoryctl.py ` could it be that ansible tries to run the script on the remote node instead of local? this means it runs local right? (`[AMTEST1 -> localhost])` ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/6 "2018-08-06T12:54:10Z")
Not in YOUR path, in the path Ansible is using when it executes the script. Use the command module and find out what the path is, what the CWD is. As to whether it is executing on the remote - what have you got in the “hosts” line? Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/7 "2018-08-06T13:24:15Z")
no idea, there is only one $PATH (even if its not mine, whatever my path is) so i assume that ansible uses exactly that path. ansible runs as the root user here, so roots path should relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/8 "2018-08-06T13:36:02Z")
When stuff doesn’t work, you have to stop making assumptions. Use the “command” module to run a shell command to tell you the hostname, path and CWD on whatever host Ansible is running these tasks on. Then you will know what’s what and can adjust your playbook. Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/9 "2018-08-06T13:47:56Z")
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**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/10 "2018-08-06T14:07:04Z")
No output from pwd, but it didn’t fail. Maybe you need to add “-v” to your Ansible command line? While you are at it, add commands to run “hostname” and “echo $PATH” Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/11 "2018-08-06T14:08:24Z")
even using {{ role\_path}} does not work, this slowly is getting out of hand… ` - local\_action: command “{{ item }}” with\_items: - “pwd” - “{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ” - “{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H {{ inventory\_hostname }} -g LNZ” when: (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6BX”) or (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6CX”) or (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match “IBM,02781A6DX”) ` ` TASK [hostgroups : command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* changed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] =\> (item=pwd) failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ’”, “item”: “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ) =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “‘/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ’”, “item”: “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, “msg”: “[Errno 2] No such file or directory”, “rc”: 2} ` ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/12 "2018-08-06T14:16:22Z")
Hm. I haven’t used command much myself, but I think you have to give it space-delimited commands. Could it be that you are actually telling Ansible to execute a command called “inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, rather than a command called “inventoryctl.py” with arguments “host”, "-U’, “-H”, “AMTEST1”, “-g”, and “LNZ” ?!? `` Not sure how to fix that. Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/13 "2018-08-06T14:21:40Z")
> even using {{ role\_path}} does not work, this slowly is getting out of > hand... > > - local\_action: command "{{ item }}" I think the quotes inn here is your problem, try removing them. >   with\_items: >           - "pwd" >           - "{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ" >           - "{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H {{ > inventory\_hostname }} -g LNZ" >   when: (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6BX") or >         (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6CX") or >         (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6DX") > > TASK [hostgroups : command] > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > changed: [AMTEST1 -\> localhost] =\> (item=pwd) > failed: [AMTEST1 -\> localhost] (item=/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files > /inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {"changed": false, "cmd": > "'/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ'", "item": Because of the quotes above you item is '/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ' But it need to be without the single quotes, and they are there because of the double quotes in the local\_action. You could avoid problems like this by dropping local\_action and use delegate\_to instead.    - command: "{{ item }}"      delegate\_to: localhost      with\_items:        - "pwd"        - "{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ"        - "{{ role\_path }}/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H {{ inventory\_hostname }} -g LNZ"      when: (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6BX") or            (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6CX") or            (itsv\_machine\_serial.stdout is match "IBM,02781A6DX") ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/14 "2018-08-06T14:40:38Z")
modified accordingly, using delegate\_to, outcome is even worse. the command completly garbled. i can not imagine why it is this hard to run a simple command with arguments. just "`/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ" without any fuss or specials.` ` TASK [hostgroups : command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* changed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] =\> (item=pwd) failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ) =\> {“changed”: true, “cmd”: [“/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py”, “group”, “-U”, “-n”, “LNZ”], “delta”: “0:00:00.109754”, “end”: “2018-08-06 16:36:54.041377”, “item”: “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ”, “msg”: “non-zero return code”, “rc”: 1, “start”: “2018-08-06 16:36:53.931623”, “stderr”: “Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 549, in \n InventoryCtl()\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 31, in **init** \n self.read\_settings()\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 42, in read\_settings\n self.myconfig = dict(config.items(‘server’))\n File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/configparser/ **init**.py", line 869, in items\n raise NoSectionError(section)\nbackports.configparser.NoSectionError: No section: ‘server’”, “stderr\_lines”: [“Traceback (most recent call last):”, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 549, in “, " InventoryCtl()”, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 31, in **init**", " self.read\_settings()“, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 42, in read\_settings”, " self.myconfig = dict(config.items(‘server’))“, " File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/configparser/ **init**.py", line 869, in items”, " raise NoSectionError(section)“, “backports.configparser.NoSectionError: No section: ‘server’”], “stdout”: “”, “stdout\_lines”: } failed: [AMTEST1 → localhost] (item=/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ) =\> {“changed”: true, “cmd”: [”/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", “host”, “-U”, “-H”, “AMTEST1”, “-g”, “LNZ”], “delta”: “0:00:00.109299”, “end”: “2018-08-06 16:36:54.289337”, “item”: “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py host -U -H AMTEST1 -g LNZ”, “msg”: “non-zero return code”, “rc”: 1, “start”: “2018-08-06 16:36:54.180038”, “stderr”: “Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 549, in \n InventoryCtl()\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 31, in **init** \n self.read\_settings()\n File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 42, in read\_settings\n self.myconfig = dict(config.items(‘server’))\n File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/configparser/ **init**.py", line 869, in items\n raise NoSectionError(section)\nbackports.configparser.NoSectionError: No section: ‘server’”, “stderr\_lines”: [“Traceback (most recent call last):”, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 549, in “, " InventoryCtl()”, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 31, in **init**", " self.read\_settings()“, " File "/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py", line 42, in read\_settings”, " self.myconfig = dict(config.items(‘server’))“, " File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/configparser/ **init**.py", line 869, in items”, " raise NoSectionError(section)", “backports.configparser.NoSectionError: No section: ‘server’”], “stdout”: “”, “stdout\_lines”: } ` ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/15 "2018-08-06T14:48:06Z")
Well, amazingly enough this is progress! Your script is now running. The garbage you see is a python stack trace, because the program had a problem - but it did run. I don’t know what that script does, but from the error message it was parsing some file or other and was unable to find a section called “server”. Regards, K. ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/16 "2018-08-06T14:55:09Z")
yes, this is because ansible is sending garbage down the stream. “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py” “group”, “-U”, “-n”, “LNZ” while the script expects this “/etc/ansible/aix/roles/hostgroups/files/inventoryctl.py group -U -n LNZ” ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/17 "2018-08-06T14:56:07Z")
As Karl said, this is progress since Ansible running you command. You would do yourself(and us) a big favor by setting    stdout\_callback = debug in ansible.cfg under the [default] section, this will give you a much nicer output. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/18 "2018-08-06T15:17:11Z")
What happens when you run that script, with those parameters, yourself, manually? On the same host as Ansible is running it on. ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ptython-script-in-role/28252/19 "2018-08-06T15:53:58Z")
This is not garbage, it's just how it's. $ cat playbook.yml