handle 24.04 and beyond(?)

Author: otakup0pe

tasks/package.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     state: "absent"
   when: python_packages_remove|default([])|length > 0
 
-- name: "install additional python versions, if requested"
+- name: "install additional (legacy) python versions, if requested"
   apt:
     pkg:
       - "python{{item}}"
@@ -27,3 +27,14 @@
       - "python{{item}}-venv"
     state: "latest"
   with_items: "{{python_versions}}"
+  when: item|float < 3.12
+
+- name: "install additional python versions, if requested"
+  apt:
+    pkg:
+      - "python{{item}}"
+      - "python{{item}}-dev"
+      - "python{{item}}-venv"
+    state: "latest"
+  with_items: "{{python_versions}}"
+  when: item|float >= 3.12

tasks/pip.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 ---
-- name: "Fetch the pip install script"
-  get_url:
-    dest: "/tmp/get-pip.py"
-    url: "{{get_pip_url}}"
-
-- name: "install pip"
-  command: python3 /tmp/get-pip.py
-  args:
-    creates: "{{python_pip_location}}"
-
-- name: "update setuptools"
-  pip:
-    name: "setuptools{% if python_setuptools_version is defined %}=={{python_setuptools_version}}{% endif %}"
-    state: present
+- name: "install pip the old way"
+  block:
+    - name: "Fetch the pip install script"
+      get_url:
+        dest: "/tmp/get-pip.py"
+        url: "{{get_pip_url}}"
+
+    - name: "install pip"
+      command: python3 /tmp/get-pip.py
+      args:
+        creates: "{{python_pip_location}}"
+
+    - name: "update setuptools"
+      pip:
+        name: "setuptools{% if python_setuptools_version is defined %}=={{python_setuptools_version}}{% endif %}"
+        state: present
+
+  when: ansible_lsb.id == "Ubuntu" and ansible_lsb.major_release|int < 20
+
+- name: "install pip the new way"
+  apt:
+    pkg: "python3-pip"
+    state: "latest"
+  when: ansible_lsb.id == "Ubuntu" and ansible_lsb.major_release|int >= 20

vars/ubuntu-24.04.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+python_packages_add:
+  - "python3"
+  - "python3-dev"
+  - "python3-venv"
+  - "virtualenv"
+
+python_packages_remove:
+  - "python2.7"
+  - "python2.7-dev"