A python package contains functions that facilitate working with various versions of Ansible 2.9 and newer.
from ansible_compat.runtime import Runtime
def test_runtime():
# instantiate the runtime using isolated mode, so installing new
# roles/collections do not pollute the default setup.
runtime = Runtime(isolated=True)
# Print Ansible core version
print(runtime.version) # 2.9.10 (Version object)
# Get configuration info from runtime
print(runtime.config.collections_path)
# Install a new collection
runtime.install_collection("containers.podman")
# Execute a command
result = runtime.exec(["ansible-doc", "--list"])As you may not want to parse ansible-config dump yourself, you
can make use of a simple python class that facilitates access to
it, using python data types.
from ansible_compat.config import AnsibleConfig
def test_example_config():
cfg = AnsibleConfig()
assert isinstance(cfg.ACTION_WARNINGS, bool)
# you can also use lowercase:
assert isinstance(cfg.action_warnings, bool)
# you can also use it as dictionary
assert cfg['action_warnings'] == cfg.action_warnings