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[Enterprise Linux 5 is at the end of "End of Production 3 phase"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux#Product_life_cycle) so that is no longer a reasonable reason to wait.  Also removed the comments about [Python 3 not being mainstream](http://python3wos.mybluemix.net/201).  Perhaps a link to https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/python_3_support.html would also be a useful addition to this question.
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cclauss 2017-03-07 22:05:26 +01:00 committed by Toshio Kuratomi
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@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ used when executing python modules. Thus, you can point to any python you want
system does not point to a Python 2.X interpreter.
Some Linux operating systems, such as Arch, may only have Python 3 installed by default. This is not sufficient and you will
get syntax errors trying to run modules with Python 3. Python 3 is essentially not the same
language as Python 2. Ansible modules currently need to support older Pythons for users that still have Enterprise Linux 5 deployed, so they are not yet ported to run under Python 3.0. This is not a problem though as you can just install Python 2 also on a managed host.
Python 3.0 support will likely be addressed at a later point in time when usage becomes more mainstream.
get syntax errors trying to run modules with Python 3. Python 3 is essentially not the same language as Python 2. Python 3
support is being worked on but some Ansible modules are not yet ported to run under Python 3.0. This is not a problem though
as you can just install Python 2 also on a managed host.
Do not replace the shebang lines of your python modules. Ansible will do this for you automatically at deploy time.