python - GCE module in Ansible cannot find apache-libcloud although gce.py works -

i installed ansible, apache-libcloud pip. also, can use gcloud cli , ansible works non-gce-related playbooks.

when using gce module task create instances in ansible playbook, following error occurs:

task: [launch instances] ******************************************************  <127.0.0.1> remote_module gce instance_names=mm2 machine_type=f1-micro image=ubuntu-1204-precise-v20150625 zone=europe-west1-d service_account_email= pem_file=../pkey.pem project_id=fancystuff-11 <127.0.0.1> exec ['/bin/sh', '-c', 'mkdir -p $home/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889 && chmod a+rx $home/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889 && echo $home/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889'] <127.0.0.1> put /var/folders/v4/ll0_f8lj7yl7yghb645h95q9ckfc19/t/tmpydopt9 /users/d046179/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889/gce <127.0.0.1> exec ['/bin/sh', '-c', u'lang=en_us.utf-8 lc_ctype=en_us.utf-8 /usr/bin/python /users/d046179/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889/gce; rm -rf /users/d046179/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1437669562.03-233461447935889/ >/dev/null 2>&1'] failed: [localhost -> 127.0.0.1] => {"failed": true, "parsed": false} failed=true msg='libcloud gce support (0.13.3+) required module'   fatal: hosts have failed -- aborting 

and site.yml of playbook wrote:

 name: create sandbox instance   hosts: localhost   vars:     names: mm2     machine_type: f1-micro     image: ubuntu-1204-precise-v20150625     zone: europe-west1-d     service_account_email: xxx@developer.gserviceaccount.com     pem_file: ../pkey.pem     project_id: fancystuff-11   tasks:     - name: launch instances       local_action: gce instance_names={{names}} machine_type={{machine_type}}                     image={{image}} zone={{zone}} service_account_email={{ service_account_email }}                     pem_file={{ pem_file }} project_id={{ project_id }}       register: gce 

the gce cloud module fails error message "ibcloud gce support (0.13.3+) required module". however, running gce.py ansible github repo works. python script finds apache-libcloud library , prints json running instances. besides, pip install apache-libcloud states installed properly.

is there missing environment variable points python libraries (pythonpath)?

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update 1:

i included following task before gce task:

- name: install libcloud   pip: name=apache-libcloud 

this not affect behavior nor prevents error messages.

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update 2:

i added following task inspect available pythonpath:

- name: getting pythonpath   local_action: shell python -c 'import sys; print(":".join(sys.path))'   register: pythonpath - debug:       msg: "pythonpath: {{ pythonpath.stdout }}" 

the following returned:

pythonpath: :/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/setuptools-17.1.1-py2.7.egg:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-7.0.3-py2.7.egg:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python27.zip:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-darwin:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-tk:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-old:/usr/local/cellar/python/2.7.10/frameworks/python.framework/versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:/library/python/2.7/site-packages 

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update 3:

i introduced own test.py script task executes same apache-libcloud imports gce ansible module. script imports fine!!!

setting pythonpath fixes issue. example:

$ export pythonpath=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/