ENV: AIX 7300-02-01-2346

1. Installed.
    Downloaded the ansible rpms (ansible-core:2.14.13 and ansible:7.2.0)

    1.1 Installed details.
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> rpm -qa
        AIX-rpm-7.3.2.1-1.ppc
        ansible-7.2.0-1.noarch
        ansible-core-2.14.13-1.noarch
        python3-pyyaml-5.4.1.1-2.ppc
        python3.9-pyyaml-5.4.1.1-2.ppc
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>

    1.2. Python3.9 from OS installed.
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> lslpp -l |grep python
          python3.9.base            3.9.17.1  COMMITTED  Python 3.9 64-bit binary
          python3.9.base            3.9.17.1  COMMITTED  Python 3.9 64-bit binary
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> which python3.9
        /usr/bin/python3.9
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> python3.9 -V
        Python 3.9.17

2. ENV settings.

    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> env |grep PATH
    PATH=/opt/freeware/bin:/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/java8_64/jre/bin:/usr/java8_64/bin
    LOCPATH=/usr/lib/nls/loc
    NLSPATH=/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N.cat:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N.cat
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>

3. Errors when run "ansible --version" and "ansible-galaxy --version"

    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> ansible --version
    /opt/freeware/bin/ansible[2]: /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig:  not found.

    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> ansible-galaxy --version
    /opt/freeware/bin/ansible-galaxy[2]: /opt/freeware/bin/ansible-galaxy.orig:  not found.
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>

    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> ls -rlt /opt/freeware/bin/ansible
    -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system           64 Dec 22 01:37AM /opt/freeware/bin/ansible*
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> ls -rlt /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig
    -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     system          990 Dec 22 01:37AM /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig*
    
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> cat /opt/freeware/bin/ansible
    #!/bin/sh
    LANG=en_US.UTF-8 /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig "$@"
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>
    
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13> cat /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig
    #!/opt/freeware/bin/python3.9
    # EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: 'ansible-core==2.14.13','console_scripts','ansible'
    import re
    import sys

    # for compatibility with easy_install; see #2198
    __requires__ = 'ansible-core==2.14.13'

    try:
        from importlib.metadata import distribution
    except ImportError:
        try:
            from importlib_metadata import distribution
        except ImportError:
            from pkg_resources import load_entry_point

    def importlib_load_entry_point(spec, group, name):
        dist_name, _, _ = spec.partition('==')
        matches = (
            entry_point
            for entry_point in distribution(dist_name).entry_points
            if entry_point.group == group and entry_point.name == name
        )
        return next(matches).load()

    globals().setdefault('load_entry_point', importlib_load_entry_point)

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw?|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
        sys.exit(load_entry_point('ansible-core==2.14.13', 'console_scripts', 'ansible')())
    root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13>

Please advice how to fix issue about the "ansible --version" and "ansible-galaxy --version" errors.

Regards,
Charin Kumjudpai.

You get this weird "not found" errors if you don't have the related software which the shebang points to.
In this case, ansible.orig has the shebang as "/opt/freeware/bin/python3.9" which is provided by AIX Toolbox python3.9 rpm. You need AIX Toolbox python3.9 rpm to run any python3 based package from AIX Toolbox (in this case ansible). AIX base python3 (lpp fileset) is no replacement for AIX Toolbox python3 (rpm). It can't be used to run any python3 packages from Toolbox. 

Hello Ayappan P,

Thank you so much for your quickly update.

In the meanwhile, I've decided to download the "dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12.tar" for new install python3.9 with the following steps.
    1. After download file: dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12.tar and extract done.
    2. Then execute "./install_dnf.sh -d" command.
    3. Verify new python3.9 installed.

        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12> which python3.9
        /opt/freeware/bin/python3.9

    4. Verify the issue about the "ansible --version" throws errors "/opt/freeware/bin/ansible[2]: /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig:  not found.".

        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12> ansible --version
        ERROR: No module named 'markupsafe'
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12>

    5. Download and install prm file: python3.9-markupsafe-2.1.2-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm

        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/CK-6May24-[Python3.9-AIX7.3]> rpm -ivh python3.9-markupsafe-2.1.2-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
        Verifying...                          ################################# [100%]
        Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
        Updating / installing...
           1:python3.9-markupsafe-2.1.2-1     ################################# [100%]
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/CK-6May24-[Python3.9-AIX7.3]>

    6. Check the "ansible --version" and  "ansible-galaxy --version" was work fines.

        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12> ansible --version
        ansible [core 2.14.13]
          config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
          configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
          ansible python module location = /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
          ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
          executable location = /opt/freeware/bin/ansible.orig
          python version = 3.9.16 (main, Jun 28 2023, 12:45:03) [GCC 8.3.0] (/opt/freeware/bin/python3.9)
          jinja version = 3.1.2
          libyaml = False
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12>
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12> ansible-galaxy --version
        ansible-galaxy [core 2.14.13]
          config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
          configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
          ansible python module location = /opt/freeware/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
          ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
          executable location = /opt/freeware/bin/ansible-galaxy.orig
          python version = 3.9.16 (main, Jun 28 2023, 12:45:03) [GCC 8.3.0] (/opt/freeware/bin/python3.9)
          jinja version = 3.1.2
          libyaml = False
        root@efsnim-p1:/source/CK-AIX7.1-Ansible-2.14.13/dnf_bundle_aix_73_v12>

Regards and thanks.
CK.

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CHARIN KUMJUDPAI
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