# VMWARE\_GUEST Module - An

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-module-an/23552>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** vmware\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-module-an/23552 "2017-01-25T00:34:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-module-an/23552/1 "2017-01-25T00:34:08Z")

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I’m looking for some help with writing an ansible playbook using the VMWARE\_ cloud / extras modules. VMWare guest uses pyVmomi over the older pysphere python libraries so hoping this works with vCenter 5.5\>6.5~

I’m testing in a python virtulalenv with;

- Pyvmomi
- Ansible 2.2.1.0

I can get Pyvmomi hello\_world.py working and response from my vCenter, however I can get a basic play/task to work. I’ve got what looks like issues with the module not being found.

`

ERROR! ‘vmware\_guest’ is not a valid attribute for a Play

The error appears to have been in ‘/root/virtualenvs/venv/hello\_world.yml’: line 5, column 3, but may  
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

connection: local

- name: gather the VM facts  
^ here

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i’m just trying for simple items at the momement from the examples page but i get syntax issues but more so looks like the “attribute” for a play is the issue. How do you run this and have the module working?

Under the virtualenv I can see the extras modules and all the vmware\_guest python. Does someone have any example including things like hosts, connections etc, am I missing something?