gistfile1.txt

salt-call state.sls packages.baser
local:
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          ID: required-packages
    Function: pkg.installed
      Result: True
     Comment: All specified packages are already installed
     Started: 13:00:31.176915
    Duration: 334.919 ms
     Changes:   
----------
          ID: python-pip
    Function: pkg.installed
      Result: True
     Comment: Package python-pip is already installed
     Started: 13:00:31.511986
    Duration: 3.436 ms
     Changes:   
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          ID: boto
    Function: pip.installed
        Name: boto >= 2.6
      Result: True
     Comment: Python package boto >= 2.6 was already installed
              All packages were successfully installed
     Started: 13:00:31.564667
    Duration: 484.719 ms
     Changes:   

Summary for local
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Succeeded: 3
Failed:    0
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Total states run:     3
Total run time: 823.074 ms

states

required-packages:
  pkg.installed:
    - pkgs:
      - curl
      - python-pip

python-pip:
  pkg.installed

boto:
  pip.installed:
    - order: last
    - name: boto >= 2.6
    - require:
      - pkg: python-pip