Python is an open source, and widely used programming language known to be easy to learn and with powerful capabilities. There exists hundreds of libraries and frameworks created by the open source community that makes Python dynamic for adoption in any environment and varying use cases. Some of the popular python frameworks are Flask, Django, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas, SciPy, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, Python’s vast ecosystem make it a go-to programming language for a wide range of applications. You can use it as your favorite scripting language for Linux and other operating systems, and also to solve complex artificial intelligence and data analysis problems. To get the latest version of Python installed in your Debian or Ubuntu Linux, you’ll have to build from source. This article is created to automate the process of building and installing the latest release of Python from source using Ansible Playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Ansible playbook contains a set of instructions and tasks in YAML file. It is used to define and execute automations on a local host or remote server machines. A Playbook can be defined as the heart of Ansible configuration management <\/a>since its execution results in the desired state of your system.<\/p>\n\n\n [ebook product=”2″ theme=”purple”]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you can automate Python 3.x installation you’ll need Ansible installed. We have a number of articles that you can follow along to install Ansible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create inventory file with the IP address of Ubuntu or Debian server where Python is to be installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a Playbook for installing Python 3.x<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the playbook contents. Parameters to set are host IP, remote user, and Python release number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Default Python build configuration commands executed by playbook are as shown below. You can adjust them to suit your use case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copy SSH key to the remote server if you are doing password authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next execute the playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample execution output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the playbook execution, login to the server and confirm Python installation. See examples below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pip matching Python version is also installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check the absolute path of both Python and Pip installed<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can run it using absolute bin path or just calling python<version><\/em> command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations, you\u2019ve just installed the latest release of Python by building it from source code and with the power of Ansible automation. We hope this article was helpful. You can check other Ansible guides available in our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Python is an open source, and widely used programming language known to be easy to learn and with powerful capabilities. There exists hundreds of libraries and frameworks created by the open source community that makes Python dynamic for adoption in any environment and varying use cases. 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ansible --version<\/mark>\nansible [core 2.16.0]\n config file = None\n configured module search path = ['\/Users\/jkmutai\/.ansible\/plugins\/modules', '\/usr\/share\/ansible\/plugins\/modules']\n ansible python module location = \/usr\/local\/Cellar\/ansible\/9.0.1\/libexec\/lib\/python3.12\/site-packages\/ansible\n ansible collection location = \/Users\/jkmutai\/.ansible\/collections:\/usr\/share\/ansible\/collections\n executable location = \/usr\/local\/bin\/ansible\n python version = 3.12.0 (main, Oct 2 2023, 12:03:24) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.0.40.1)] (\/usr\/local\/Cellar\/ansible\/9.0.1\/libexec\/bin\/python)\n jinja version = 3.1.2\n libyaml = True<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$ vim hosts<\/mark>\n49.13.163.29<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nvim build_install_python.yml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n---\n- name: Install Python 3.x on Debian \/ Ubuntu\n hosts: 49.13.163.29<\/mark>\n remote_user: root<\/mark>\n become: yes\n become_method: sudo\n vars:\n python_release: 3.12.1<\/mark> # See https:\/\/www.python.org\/downloads\/source\/\n python_src_dir: \/tmp\n python_archive: Python-{{ python_release }}.tgz\n python_url: \"https:\/\/www.python.org\/ftp\/python\/{{ python_release }}\/{{ python_archive }}\"\n packages:\n - git\n - gcc\n - make\n - tar\n - vim\n - wget\n - libncursesw5-dev\n - libssl-dev\n - libsqlite3-dev\n - tk-dev\n - libgdbm-dev\n - libc6-dev\n - libbz2-dev\n - libffi-dev\n - zlib1g-dev\n - build-essential\n - liblzma-dev\n - tcl-dev\n tasks:\n - name: Upgrade OS packages\n ansible.builtin.apt:\n name: \"*\"\n state: latest\n update_cache: yes\n\n - name: Check if a reboot is required\n ansible.builtin.stat:\n path: \/var\/run\/reboot-required\n get_checksum: no\n register: reboot_required_file\n \n - name: Reboot the server (if required).\n ansible.builtin.reboot:\n reboot_timeout: 900\n when: reboot_required_file.stat.exists == true\n\n - name: Install dependency packages\n ansible.builtin.apt:\n name: \"{{ item }}\"\n state: latest\n loop: \"{{ packages }}\"\n\n - name: Download Python source archive\n ansible.builtin.get_url:\n dest: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\"\n url: \"{{ python_url }}\"\n\n - name: Extract archive\n ansible.builtin.unarchive:\n src: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\/{{ python_archive }}\"\n dest: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\"\n remote_src: true\n\n - name: Run .\/configure\n ansible.builtin.command:\n cmd: .\/configure --enable-optimizations --prefix=\/usr\/local --enable-shared LDFLAGS=\"-Wl,-rpath \/usr\/local\/lib\"\n chdir: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\/Python-{{ python_release }}\"\n creates: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\/Python-{{ python_release }}\/config.log\"\n\n - name: Run make to build python\n community.general.make:\n chdir: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\/Python-{{ python_release }}\"\n register: make_result\n\n - name: Run make install\n community.general.make:\n chdir: \"{{ python_src_dir }}\/Python-{{ python_release }}\"\n target: install\n register: install_result\n when: make_result is not skipped<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n.\/configure --enable-optimizations --prefix=\/usr\/local --enable-shared LDFLAGS=\"-Wl,-rpath \/usr\/local\/lib\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nssh-copy-id remote_user@ServerIP<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n# Using user credentials defined in playbook file.\n<\/em>ansible-playbook -i hosts build_install_python.yml\n\n# Using remote user called ubuntu with become password(sudo password)\n ansible-playbook -i hosts build_install_python.yml --become --become-user=ubuntu<\/mark> --ask-become-pass<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$ ansible-playbook -i hosts build_install_python.yml<\/mark>\nPLAY [Install Python 3.x on Debian \/ Ubuntu] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************\n\nTASK [Gathering Facts] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nok: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Upgrade OS packages] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Check if a reboot is required] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nok: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Reboot the server (if required).] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Install dependency packages] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=git)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=gcc)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=make)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=tar)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=vim)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=wget)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libncursesw5-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libssl-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libsqlite3-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=tk-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libgdbm-dev)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libc6-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libbz2-dev)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=libffi-dev)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=zlib1g-dev)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=build-essential)\nchanged: [49.13.163.29] => (item=liblzma-dev)\nok: [49.13.163.29] => (item=tcl-dev)\n\nTASK [Download Python source archive] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Extract archive] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Run .\/configure] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Run make to build python] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nTASK [Run make install] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\nchanged: [49.13.163.29]\n\nPLAY RECAP *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************\n49.13.163.29 : ok=10 changed=8 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n# Python 3.12\n<\/em>$ python3.12 -V<\/mark>\nPython 3.12.1\n\n# Python 3.11\n<\/em>$ python3.11 -V<\/mark>\nPython 3.11.7\n\n# Python 3.10\n<\/em>$ python3.10 -V<\/mark>\nPython 3.10.13<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$ pip3.12 -V<\/mark>\npip 23.2.1 from \/usr\/local\/lib\/python3.12\/site-packages\/pip (python 3.12)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$ which python3.12<\/mark>\n\/usr\/local\/bin\/python3.12\n\n$ which pip3.12<\/mark>\n\/usr\/local\/bin\/pip3.12<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$ \/usr\/local\/bin\/python3.12<\/mark>\nPython 3.12.1 (main, Jan 7 2024, 19:29:29) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux\nType \"help\", \"copyright\", \"credits\" or \"license\" for more information.\n>>>\n\n#OR\n<\/em>$ python3.12<\/mark>\nPython 3.12.1 (main, Jan 7 2024, 19:29:29) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux\nType \"help\", \"copyright\", \"credits\" or \"license\" for more information.\n>>><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n