The Fix - It came down to "actually" removing (deleting) the 2.9.0 version 
which was a hard file references as:  */usr/local/bin/ansible  *

I then added a sym-link as follows:

/usr/local/bin/ansible -> ../Cellar/ansible/6.2.0/bin/ansible

All seems back to normal.

If an application was installed with a command, it should uninstall with 
the same command.  Perhaps there's a purge I missed.  Seems uninstall 
leaves some bits of flotsam...

Thanks for your help...

On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 10:03:59 AM UTC-7 Chris Jefferies wrote:

> Ack.  Worse than I thought...  Here's what I see when executing some of 
> the commands from the page you referenced (thank you).
>
> On MacOS - Monterey 
>
> # python -m site --user-base
> /Users/user/Library/Python/2.7  <<==== ACK!
>
> # python3 --version
> Python 3.9.13
>
> # python --version
> Python 2.7.18
>
> # python3 -m pip --version
> pip 22.2.2 from /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)
>
> # echo $PATH (broken out to make it easier to see - I don't recall ever 
> managing this PATH variable)
> /usr/local/sbin:
> /usr/local/bin/python3.9/bin:
> /usr/local/bin:
> /usr/bin:
> /bin:
> /usr/sbin:
> /sbin:
> /usr/local/go/bin:
> /opt/X11/bin:
> /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands
>
> When I follow the path to python in /usr/local/bin/, I see the following:
> python3 -> ../Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/bin/python3
> python3.7 -> 
> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3.7
> python3.9 -> ../Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/bin/python3.9
>
> And here:
> # ls -la /Users/user/Library/Python/
> total 0
> drwx------    6 user  staff   192 Jun 29 16:45 .
> drwx------@ 104 user  staff  3328 Mar 11 09:25 ..
> drwx------    4 user  staff   128 May 23  2019 2.7
> drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Dec  2  2020 3.7
> drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Aug  4  2021 3.8
> drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Aug  9  2021 3.9
>
> I think I used brew when I installed 3.9.  
>
> Also, to confirm, `python3 uninstall ansible` will ask before uninstalling?
>
> Thank you,
> On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:14:06 AM UTC-7 Matt Martz wrote:
>
>> It looks like you need to follow the documentation from 
>> https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site
>>
>> That URL is linked from our install guide:
>>
>> > You may need to perform some additional configuration before you are 
>> able to run Ansible. See the Python documentation on installing to the user 
>> site for more information.
>>
>> Effectively you need to run:
>>
>> python3 -m site --user-base
>>
>> Add `/bin` on the end, and insert that into your `PATH` environment 
>> variable.  Generally it will be `$HOME/.local/bin`.  That new bin path 
>> should be added before `/usr/local/bin`
>>
>> To remove the old version, you likely just need to do a `python3 
>> uninstall ansible`, just ensure the paths it informs you it will remove are 
>> within `/usr/local`
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 11:01 AM Chris Jefferies <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> What I have, and might have been lost in too much detail, is.
>>>
>>> # ansible --version
>>> ansible 2.9.0
>>> ansible python module location = 
>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>>> executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>>
>>> # python3 -m pip show ansible-core
>>> Name: ansible-core
>>> Version: 2.13.2
>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>
>>> # python3 -m pip show ansible
>>> Name: ansible
>>> Version: 6.2.0
>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>
>>> I thought 2.9 was gone, but it persists.  How do I inform my generic 
>>> call to "ansible" to reference 2.13 vs 2.9?  I think I need to replace 
>>> "/usr/local/bin/ansible".
>>>
>>> Again, thank you for the tips.
>>> On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 7:20:59 AM UTC-7 Matt Martz wrote:
>>>
>>>> That bug was addressed in v2.9.1 as part of 
>>>> https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/63591
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't suggest simply upgrading to 2.9.1.  2.9.1 was released over 
>>>> 2.5 years ago, and the 2.9 release is now end of life.  You should 
>>>> consider 
>>>> upgrading to at least ansible-core 2.12 (ansible 5.0)
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 11:50 PM Chris Jefferies <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *The error message:*
>>>>> ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: cannot pickle 
>>>>> 'module' object 
>>>>>
>>>>> I was accessing a new collection, icinga.icinga, and it complained so 
>>>>> I decided to update...  huge mistake.  Now I can't keep track of what I 
>>>>> have and why this error is happening.  I'm guessing I need to route out 
>>>>> the 
>>>>> 2.9 version but wanted some advice before i go...  into the valley below. 
>>>>>  
>>>>> ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any tips...
>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>
>>>>> *The current state of things:*
>>>>>
>>>>> # ansible --version
>>>>> ansible 2.9.0
>>>>>   config file = 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg
>>>>>   configured module search path = 
>>>>> ['/Users/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', 
>>>>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
>>>>>   ansible python module location = 
>>>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>>>>>   executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>>>>   python version = 3.9.13 (main, Aug  7 2022, 01:33:23) [Clang 13.1.6 
>>>>> (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)]
>>>>> # python3 -m pip show ansible
>>>>> Name: ansible
>>>>> Version: 6.2.0
>>>>> Summary: Radically simple IT automation
>>>>> Home-page: https://ansible.com/
>>>>> Author: Ansible, Inc.
>>>>> Author-email: [email protected]
>>>>> License: GPLv3+
>>>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>>> Requires: ansible-core
>>>>> Required-by:
>>>>>
>>>>> # ~/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base | python3 -m pip show 
>>>>> ansible-core
>>>>> Name: ansible-core
>>>>> Version: 2.13.2
>>>>> Summary: Radically simple IT automation
>>>>> Home-page: https://ansible.com/
>>>>> Author: Ansible, Inc.
>>>>> Author-email: [email protected]
>>>>> License: GPLv3+
>>>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>>> Requires: cryptography, jinja2, packaging, PyYAML, resolvelib
>>>>> Required-by: ansible
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *The Details:*
>>>>> I was running a simple ping just to test the accessibility of the 
>>>>> hosts in my hosts file.  The same happens on any hosts file...
>>>>>
>>>>> # ansible -vvv all -m ping -i hosts/myhosts.yml
>>>>> ansible 2.9.0
>>>>>   config file = 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg
>>>>>   configured module search path = 
>>>>> ['/Users/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', 
>>>>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
>>>>>   ansible python module location = 
>>>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>>>>>   executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>>>>   python version = 3.9.13 (main, Aug  7 2022, 01:33:23) [Clang 13.1.6 
>>>>> (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)]
>>>>> Using 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg as 
>>>>> config 
>>>>> file
>>>>> host_list declined parsing 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml
>>>>>  
>>>>> as it did not pass its verify_file() method
>>>>> script declined parsing 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml
>>>>>  
>>>>> as it did not pass its verify_file() method
>>>>> Parsed 
>>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml
>>>>>  
>>>>> inventory source with yaml plugin
>>>>> META: ran handlers
>>>>> ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: cannot pickle 
>>>>> 'module' object
>>>>> the full traceback was:
>>>>>
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>   File "/usr/local/bin/ansible", line 123, in <module>
>>>>>     exit_code = cli.run()
>>>>>   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/adhoc.py", 
>>>>> line 165, in run
>>>>>     result = self._tqm.run(play)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 240, in run
>>>>>     play_return = strategy.run(iterator, play_context)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 310, in run
>>>>>     self._queue_task(host, task, task_vars, play_context)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 343, in _queue_task
>>>>>     worker_prc.start()
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/executor/process/worker.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 96, in start
>>>>>     return super(WorkerProcess, self).start()
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/process.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 121, in start
>>>>>     self._popen = self._Popen(self)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/context.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 224, in _Popen
>>>>>     return _default_context.get_context().Process._Popen(process_obj)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/context.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 284, in _Popen
>>>>>     return Popen(process_obj)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_spawn_posix.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 32, in __init__
>>>>>     super().__init__(process_obj)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_fork.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 19, in __init__
>>>>>     self._launch(process_obj)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_spawn_posix.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 47, in _launch
>>>>>     reduction.dump(process_obj, fp)
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/reduction.py",
>>>>>  
>>>>> line 60, in dump
>>>>>     ForkingPickler(file, protocol).dump(obj)
>>>>> TypeError: cannot pickle 'module' object
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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