Python tasks

tasks.yml

---
- name: yum packages for building python
  yum: name={{ item }} state=latest
  with_items:
    - zlib-devel
    - bzip2-devel
    - openssl-devel
    - xz-libs

- name: create work directories
  file: path={{ item }} state=directory
  with_items:
    - "{{ python_build_dir }}"
    - "{{ python_build_dir }}/src"
    - "{{ python_build_dir }}/setuptools"

- name: download python source
  get_url:
    url={{ python_download_url }}
    dest="{{ python_build_dir }}/python.tgz"

- name: extract python source
  command: /bin/tar -xf {{ python_build_dir }}/python.tgz -C {{ python_build_dir }}/src --strip-components=1

- name: build python
  command: "{{ item }}" 
  with_items:
    - ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
    - /usr/bin/make
    - /usr/bin/make altinstall
  args:
    creates: "{{ python27_bin }}"
    chdir: "{{ python_build_dir }}/src"

- name: download setuptools
  get_url:
    url={{ setuptools_download_url }}
    dest="{{ python_build_dir }}/setuptools.tgz"

- name: extract setuptools source
  command: /bin/tar -xf {{ python_build_dir }}/setuptools.tgz -C {{ python_build_dir }}/setuptools --strip-components=1

- name: install setuptools
  command: "{{ python27_bin }} setup.py install"
  args:
    chdir: "{{ python_build_dir }}/setuptools"

- name: download pip
  get_url:
    url={{ pip_download_url }}
    dest="{{ python_build_dir }}/get-pip.py"

- name: install pip
  command: "{{ python27_bin }} {{ python_build_dir }}/get-pip.py"

- stat: path=/usr/local/bin/npm 
  register: npm_stat

- name: tell npm to use this version of python
  command: /usr/local/bin/npm config set python python2.7
  when: npm_stat.stat.exists == True