easy_install – Installs Python libraries¶
Synopsis¶
Installs Python libraries, optionally in a virtualenv
Requirements¶
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
virtualenv
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
Please note that the
easy_install
module can only install Python libraries. Thus this module is not able to remove libraries. It is generally recommended to use the pip module which you can first install using easy_install.Also note that virtualenv must be installed on the remote host if the
virtualenv
parameter is specified.
Examples¶
# Examples from Ansible Playbooks
- easy_install:
name: pip
state: latest
# Install Bottle into the specified virtualenv.
- easy_install:
name: bottle
virtualenv: /webapps/myapp/venv
Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]