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Get Ansible to work on bare Ubuntu 16.04 without python 2.7
# Add this snippet to the top of your playbook.
# It will install python2 if missing (but checks first so no expensive repeated apt updates)
# gwillem@gmail.com
- hosts: all
gather_facts: False
tasks:
- name: install python 2
raw: test -e /usr/bin/python || (apt -y update && apt install -y python-minimal)
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If anyone is looking for a solution for Ubuntu 20.04 - change python-minimal to python2-minimal.

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