The warning tells you that you don't have the Python package called "packaging" installed locally. This is a direct dependency of ansible-base, so under normal circumstances it should be installed when you install ansible.
If you're using poetry, however, it will not install automatically at the moment, due to the way the dependencies are declared. I just submitted an issue about that: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/72967 As a workaround, you have to add it manually: poetry add packaging Dan Michael On Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 12:49:45 PM UTC+1 aixt...@gmail.com wrote: > Your specific message - about package management - is setup-tools and/or > wheel installed. Guessing, but I have had very similar messages when > `wheel` is missing. > > On Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 2:02:06 PM UTC+1 info.mauri...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> I’m running into the same problem and can’t find any resources on what >> this effectively means and how I can solve it. >> >> Any pointers? >> >> alex....@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2020 um 19:01:36 >> UTC+2: >> >>> Debian 10.6 up-to-date, ansible-base 2.10.2 (for ubuntu bionic) >>> installed as package. >>> >>> Every module that implies a redirection (not from ansible.builtin) seems >>> to trigger that warning. >>> I.e: community.general, community.crypto, ansible.posix, community.mysql. >>> Actually the correct statement is: every role which uses modules other >>> than ansible.builtin generates that warning, even all modules are specified >>> as CFQN (full name). >>> >>> [debug with -vvvv] >>> .... >>> redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.sysctl to >>> ansible.posix.sysctl >>> Loading collection ansible.posix from >>> /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/posix >>> *[WARNING]: packaging Python module unavailable; unable to validate >>> collection Ansible version requirements* >>> .... >>> >>> But all playbooks are executing OK as far as I can tell. >>> >>> The developers are saying it's an user problem, so how can I find what's >>> missing and get rid of that warning ? >>> >>> Thank yous >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/02028ecc-2196-4a14-bf6d-ca2444d1af82n%40googlegroups.com.
