Ansible troubleshooting - AWS Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)
By Luca Berton · Published 2024-01-01 · Category: installation
Learn how to troubleshoot and fix the "Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)" error in Ansible for AWS with a live Playbook and practical steps using Python PIP package manager.
Introduction
Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about the “Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)” message and enable Ansible For AWS.
This fatal error message happens when we are trying to execute some code against your AWS EC2 Infrastructure without the necessary Python libraries for the AWS.
These circumstances are usually related to the configuration of your Ansible Controller node and usually are not related to Ansible Playbook.
I’m Luca Berton and welcome to today’s episode of Ansible Pilot.
## Playbook
The best way of talking about Ansible troubleshooting is to jump in a live Playbook to show you practically the “Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)” and how to solve it!
In this Playbook, I’m going to reproduce the error and fix using the PIP, the Python Package Manager on a demo machine.
error execution
fix code • python version
The first step is to determine your Python version (3.8 in this example): • before Let’s use the pip3.8 command because we are running python 3.8. In other Linux distributions, you might need to specify different Python versions. For example Python 3.9 using pip3.9, pip3 or just pip. • fixed with PIP • after
fix execution
Conclusion
Now you know better how to troubleshoot the Ansible “Failed to import the required Python library (botocore or boto3)” message and move forward with your Ansible For AWS project.
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