Hi, On Tuesday, 16 June 2020 08:53:53 UTC+1, Luca 'remix_tj' Lorenzetto wrote: > > Hello, > > the error you're reporting: > > [WARNING]: * Failed to parse /******/inventory/inventory.py with > script plugin: failed to parse executable inventory > script results from /********/inventory/inventory.py: Expecting > property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 > (char 1) > > is clear. The inventory.py script returns an invalid json/yaml. > > Could you please share Line 1 of the output of > > inventory.py --list > > ? >
I am not sure if you read my post. The problem isn't with JSON/YAML. When I install Ansible with pip package manager, this works just fine (2.6,2.7,2.8,2.9,latest). When I install Ansible using DNF or YUM - it doesn't work and outputs that error message. How is it possible that the JSON is invalid in once case, but not both? > > As stated in the issue, ansible doesn't parse directly json, but yaml, > which is a superset of json. > > If your script returns an invalid json/yaml newer ansible version may > not understand it correctly. And you can't expect that since a version > that accidentally understood it, it will accepted forever. > > Repeating my previous question, how is it possible that versions 2.6,2.7,2.8,2.9 (and latest 2.9.9) all works just fine when installed using pip? I am not sure if anyone is reading my question :) Luca > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 9:46 AM M. Manna <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > With Regards to Github Ticket - > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/70054 > > > > I have not reached a successful resolution. Here is the summary of the > issue > > > > 1) The inventory.py script which is supposed to output JSON data is > working fine when Ansible is managed via Pip. > > 2) The script doesn't work when Ansible package is installed via DNF or > YUM. > > 3) We cannot use pip in produdction as it's not part of our audit > system. > > > > According to various comments, it appears that the plugins/helper > packages provided with Ansible in DNF/YUM may be corrupted. Pip seems to be > providing all the correct items. > > > > I am using Python 3. > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ansible Project" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/576cc54a-3821-4a4e-ab94-7203f70162afo%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > -- > "E' assurdo impiegare gli uomini di intelligenza eccellente per fare > calcoli che potrebbero essere affidati a chiunque se si usassero delle > macchine" > Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, Filosofo e Matematico (1646-1716) > > "Internet è la più grande biblioteca del mondo. > Ma il problema è che i libri sono tutti sparsi sul pavimento" > John Allen Paulos, Matematico (1945-vivente) > > Luca 'remix_tj' Lorenzetto, http://www.remixtj.net , <[email protected] > <javascript:>> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/8135176c-11eb-4e83-a04e-452c35bc5521o%40googlegroups.com.
