Accessing python class variables in an ansible playbook without passing as an command line argument or storing in a file/vault file

Question

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main.py
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from first import *
from variables import *
import subprocess
print("pass from main:", Vars.password)
subprocess.Popen("ansible-playbook -i localhost ansible_playbook.yml", shell=True)

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first.py
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from variables import *
import getpass
pass_ = getpass.getpass("Enter password:")
Vars.password= pass_


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ansible_playbook.yml
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---
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
      pass_ : "abcd"   
  tasks:
  - debug: var=pass_


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variables.py
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class Vars():
        password = None

When we run main.py, password is entered by user and that gets stored in variables.py as a part of main.py and if we run the ansible playbook in the main.py same class variable password need to be accessed in a ansible script without passing as command line argument or storing in a file or vault file, how can we do this?

Answer 1

You can't use playbook prompts ?

Otherwise for executing ansible playbooks from python, have a look at the python api ( PlaybookExecutor ).