# venv installing system wide pip packages into venv virtual environment in ansible

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/venv-installing-system-wide-pip-packages-into-venv-virtual-environment-in-ansible/35088>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** rhel\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/venv-installing-system-wide-pip-packages-into-venv-virtual-environment-in-ansible/35088 "2021-04-30T10:23:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/venv-installing-system-wide-pip-packages-into-venv-virtual-environment-in-ansible/35088/1 "2021-04-30T10:23:02Z")

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Hi All,

I am running ansible to install some pip packages into virtual environment using `venv` but its installing exact same version and no. packages from system wide python and not what is the mentioned in `requirement.txt`.

I am able to achieve success when i am doing it manually. i.e system wide pip packages and virtual environment pip packages are different.

I am getting below error in ansible

```auto
TASK [curator : Install pip packages List.] ****************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [elasticsearch_1]: FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"cmd": "/home/user/elk-venv/bin/pip list --format=freeze",
"rc": 13
}

MSG:

[Errno 13] Permission denied

```

Steps i am doing through ansible task are -

1. Creating `venv` using command module as below

```auto
# /usr/bin/python3.6 -m venv /home/user/elk-venv

```

1. Copying `requirements.txt` file and `tranferred_packages` folder inside `/home/user/elk-venv/`.

`requirements.txt` has list of pip packages and `tranferred_packages` folder has downloaded packages. basically installing packages offline way.

1. Using pip module trying to install packages as below,

```auto
- name: Install pip packages List.
pip:
requirements: /home/user/elk-venv/requirements.txt
extra_args: "--no-index --find-links=file:////home/user/elk-venv/tranferred_packages"
virtualenv: /home/user/elk-venv
virtualenv_python: /home/user/elk-venv/bin/python3.6

```

Below is the virtual environment created by ansible (elk-env)

Getting permission denied when trying with `bin/pip3 list`.

```auto
(elk-venv) [root@Server elk-venv]# bin/pip3 list
-bash: bin/pip3: Permission denied

```

able to list the pip3 list like below, but it seems to be copy of system python

```auto
(elk-venv) [root@Server elk-venv]# pip3 list
attrs (19.3.0)
blist (1.3.6)

```

If we see below it shows `/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages`.

```auto
(elk-venv) [root@Server elk-venv]# pip3 show pytz
Name: pytz
Version: 2019.3
Summary: World timezone definitions, modern and historical
Home-page: http://pythonhosted.org/pytz
Author: Stuart Bishop
Author-email: stuart@stuartbishop.net
License: MIT
Location: /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages
Requires:
(elk-venv) [root@Server elk-venv]#

```

Not sure why but config file also showing `/usr/bin`

```auto
(elk-venv) [root@Server elk-venv]# cat pyvenv.cfg
home = /usr/bin
include-system-site-packages = false
version = 3.6.8
(elk-venv)

```

pip/python files under bin folder. `python3.6` is pointing to `/usr/bin/python3.6`

```auto
(elk-venv) [root@Server bin]# ls -lrth
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 28 21:56 python3.6 -> /usr/bin/python3.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 28 21:56 python3 -> python3.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 28 21:56 python -> python3.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 224 Apr 28 21:56 pip
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 224 Apr 28 21:56 pip3.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 224 Apr 28 21:56 pip3

```

files under `elk-venv` venv. Can’t see `LICENSE` file here which is there in `devenv`.

```auto
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4.0K Apr 28 21:56 include
-rw-r----- 1 root root 69 Apr 28 21:56 pyvenv.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Apr 28 21:56 lib64 -> lib
drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4.0K Apr 28 21:56 lib
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4.0K Apr 28 21:56 bin
-rw-r----- 1 root root 1022 Apr 28 21:56 requirements.txt
drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4.0K Apr 28 21:56 tranferred_packages

```

Created below virtual environment manually (devenv) it has its own pip packages.

here able to list the packages. Not getting permission denied.

```auto
(devenv) [root@Server devenv]# bin/pip list
Package Version
--------------------- ----------
APScheduler 3.6.3
attrs 19.3.0
pip 21.1

```

It shows package from its own path i.e `/root/devenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages`.

```auto
# pip3 show pytz
Name: pytz
Version: 2019.3
Summary: World timezone definitions, modern and historical
Home-page: http://pythonhosted.org/pytz
Author: Stuart Bishop
Author-email: stuart@stuartbishop.net
License: MIT
Location: /root/devenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages
Requires:
Required-by: tzlocal, twilio, APScheduler

```

config file is showing `/bin`.

```auto

(devenv) [root@Server devenv]# cat pyvenv.cfg
home = /bin
include-system-site-packages = false
version = 3.6.8
(devenv) [root@Server devenv]#

```

pip/python files under bin folder. here `python3.6` is pointing to `/bin/python3.6`.

```auto
(devenv) [root@Server bin]# ls -lrth
total 148K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Apr 27 17:39 python3.6 -> /bin/python3.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 27 17:39 python3 -> python3.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Apr 27 17:39 python -> python3.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 233 Apr 28 12:29 pip3.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 233 Apr 28 12:29 pip3
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 233 Apr 28 12:29 pip

```

files under `devenv` venv.

```auto
-rw-r----- 1 root root 65 Apr 27 17:39 pyvenv.cfg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Apr 27 17:39 lib64 -> lib
drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4.0K Apr 27 17:39 lib
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4.0K Apr 27 17:39 include
-rw-r----- 1 root root 12K Apr 28 12:30 LICENSE
drwxr-x--- 3 root root 4.0K Apr 28 13:30 bin
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4.0K Apr 28 20:45 tranferred_packages
-rw-r----- 1 root root 1022 Apr 28 20:45 requirements.txt
(devenv) [root@Server devenv]#

```

ansible version is - `ansible 2.9.9`   
ansible python version = 2.7.5

I think something missing in the pip module above in anisble causing this. Can someone please tell what it is?

### Component Name

pip

### Ansible Version

```console
ansible 2.9.9

```

### Configuration

```console
$ ansible-config dump --only-changed

ANSIBLE_PIPELINING(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = True
ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey
ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = /tmp/ansible-%%h
CACHE_PLUGIN(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = jsonfile
CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = /tmp/facts_cache
CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = 7200
DEFAULT_FORKS(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = 4
DEFAULT_GATHERING(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = smart
DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = [u'/usr/share/ansible', u'/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/rol
DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = /home/obadm/.ssh/id_rsa
DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = obadm
DEFAULT_STDOUT_CALLBACK(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = debug
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = 720
DEFAULT_VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = /opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/vault
DEPRECATION_WARNINGS(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = False
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(/opt/comp/PS_INSTALL/DEV/ansible-develop/ansible.cfg) = False

```

### OS / Environment

RHEL 7.8

### Steps to Reproduce

run the above ansible code to reproduce

### Expected Results

virtual environment (i.e elk-venv in this case) should have its own pip packages. pip3 show command should show its own path and not system paython path.

### Actual Results

```console
TASK [curator : Install pip packages List.] ****************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [elasticsearch_1]: FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"cmd": "/home/user/elk-venv/bin/pip list --format=freeze",
"rc": 13
}

MSG:

[Errno 13] Permission denied

```

Thanks,