docs: Pip Executable var needs to be set

[JakobLichterfeld]

Actual Behaviour

If using the example playbook

The Task fails:

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Install Ansible via Pip.] **************************************************************************
fatal: [examle_host]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Unable to find any of  to use.  pip needs to be installed."}

Full run:

TASK [geerlingguy.pip : Ensure Pip is installed.] ******************************************************************************
ok: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.pip : Ensure pip_install_packages are installed.] ************************************************************
skipping: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set the package state based on how Ansible is installed.] ******************************************
ok: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set up Ansible on RedHat.] *************************************************************************
skipping: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set up Ansible on Fedora.] *************************************************************************
skipping: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set up Ansible on Ubuntu.] *************************************************************************
skipping: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set up Ansible on Debian.] *************************************************************************
skipping: [examle_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Set up Ansible using Pip.] *************************************************************************
included: /home/[example_user]/.ansible/roles/geerlingguy.ansible/tasks/setup-pip.yml for [example_host]

TASK [geerlingguy.ansible : Install Ansible via Pip.] **************************************************************************
fatal: [examle_host]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Unable to find any of  to use.  pip needs to be installed."}

Solution

The ansible_pip_executable: pip3 needs to be set as in the CI build

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[JakobLichterfeld]

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[oxer-0]

I can confirm the problem, Had to upgrade ansible on a Debian 11, and faced this issue, The solution of course worked.