ansible + ansible-lint in conda env configured via environment varialbe

[skwde]

Summary

while I have the user settings

    // Path to the Python interpreter executable. Particularly important if you are using a Python virtual environment. Leave blank to use Python from PATH.
    "ansible.python.interpreterPath": "${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/python",
    // Path to the ansible executable. All subcommands are expected to have adjacent locations.
    "ansible.ansible.path": "${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible",
    // Enables `ansible-lint`. If disabled only `ansible-playbook --syntax-check` will run. Requires `ansible.validation.enabled` to be enabled.
    "ansible.validation.lint.enabled": true,
    // Path to the ansible-lint executable.
    "ansible.validation.lint.path": "${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint",

and the workspace setting

    // Path to default Python to use when extension loads up for the first time, no longer used once an interpreter is selected for the workspace. See https://aka.ms/AAfekmf to understand when this is used
    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/python"

Extension version

v1.1.34

VS Code version

1.74.2

Ansible Version

$ ansible --version
ansible [core 2.14.1]
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['~/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = ~/.conda/envs/ansible/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = ~/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = ~/.conda/envs/ansible/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.0 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Oct 25 2022, 06:24:51) [Clang 14.0.4 ] (~/.conda/envs/ansible/bin/python)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

OS / Environment

macOS 13.1; ansible-lint 6.10.2 using ansible 2.14.1

Relevant log output

Error: Command failed: command -v ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:408:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:28)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:451:11)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:526:28)
    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:687:12) {
  killed: false,
  code: 1,
  signal: null,
  cmd: 'command -v ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint',
  stdout: '',
  stderr: ''
}
cmd 'ansible-lint --version' was not executed with the following error: ' Error: Command failed: ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint --version
/bin/sh: /bin/ansible-lint: No such file or directory

Path for lint:  
cmd 'ansible-lint --version' was not executed with the following error: ' Error: Command failed: ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint --version
/bin/sh: /bin/ansible-lint: No such file or directory

[Error - 7:37:38 AM] An error occurred in 'onDidOpen' handler: [TypeError] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'has')
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'has')
    at /Users/stefan/.vscode/extensions/redhat.ansible-1.1.34/out/server/src/server.js:2:44852
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at s (/Users/stefan/.vscode/extensions/redhat.ansible-1.1.34/out/server/src/server.js:2:42491)
cmd 'ansible-lint --version' was not executed with the following error: ' Error: Command failed: ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint --version
/bin/sh: /bin/ansible-lint: No such file or directory

cmd 'ansible-lint --version' was not executed with the following error: ' Error: Command failed: ${env:CONDAENV_ANSIBLE_HOME}/bin/ansible-lint --version
/bin/sh: /bin/ansible-lint: No such file or directory

[ssbarnea]

Conda environments are not supported by our team. You can still try to use them, but we cannot provide help if you endup with broken behaviors.

Let's hope someone else using Conda might be able to help you.

[shaneholloman]

With this statement in mind is it clear to say, if we want a supported ansible env that we can both dev and run in we must not use a conda env?

Im not attempting to to me smart, just clarifying for myself really.

Seems we have to pip install ansible and ansible-lint to our user for a properly functioning and supported ansible project env. is this the preferred way to dev and run ansible as of December 2023?

[skwde]

@shaneholloman I haven't had any problem so far when I used the actual path. To problem is only when trying to substitute the actual path using a environment variable.