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also removed runner ref in general description as it is now a 1.x only thing.
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There are several interesting ways to use Ansible from an API perspective. You can use There are several interesting ways to use Ansible from an API perspective. You can use
the Ansible python API to control nodes, you can extend Ansible to respond to various python events, you can the Ansible python API to control nodes, you can extend Ansible to respond to various python events, you can
write various plugins, and you can plug in inventory data from external data sources. This document write various plugins, and you can plug in inventory data from external data sources. This document
covers the Runner and Playbook API at a basic level. covers the execution and Playbook API at a basic level.
If you are looking to use Ansible programmatically from something other than Python, trigger events asynchronously, If you are looking to use Ansible programmatically from something other than Python, trigger events asynchronously,
or have access control and logging demands, take a look at :doc:`tower` or have access control and logging demands, take a look at :doc:`tower`
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.. _python_api: .. _python_api:
The Python API is very powerful, and is how the ansible CLI and ansible-playbook The Python API is very powerful, and is how the all the ansible CLI tools are implemented.
are implemented. In version 2.0 the core ansible got rewritten and the API was mostly rewritten. In version 2.0 the core ansible got rewritten and the API was mostly rewritten.
:.. note:: Ansible relies on forking processes, as such teh API is not thread safe.
.. _python_api_20: .. _python_api_20: