Using Python to write modules

Ansible allows users to write modules in any language. Writing the module in Python, however, has its own advantages. You can take advantage of Ansible's libraries to shorten your code – an advantage that is not available for modules written in other languages. Parsing user arguments, handling errors, and returning the required values becomes easier with the help of the Ansible libraries. Additionally, since Ansible is written in Python, you will have the same language for your whole Ansible code base, making reviews easier and maintainability higher. We will see two examples of a custom Python module, one using the Ansible library and one without, in order to give you a glimpse of how custom modules work. Make sure that you organize your directory structure as mentioned in the previous section before creating the module. The first example...