Ansible Kernel
Dev tools
ansible jupyter kernel
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
5 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Notebook workflow suits ops tasks combining code, docs and step-by-step execution
From 2 comments
I really like the idea of notebooks for ops tasks - its a great combination of code, documentation and step by step execution. I'm surprised it is not more popular.
rb808 on HNI have been making Jupyter notebook for managing our container environment. Some work is still only possible through Ansible, so I've been wondering how to integrate that. Well,…
jarpineh on HN
Works well on Binder and example playbooks are useful
From 1 comment
Hi, and thank you. It works well. Example play books already contain the basics I'd need for my playbooks. Could you perhaps elaborate how the kernel directs Ansible? Also, is…
jarpineh on HN
Objections
Unclear use case; Ansible console already exists
From 2 comments
I... don’t get the use case for this? What am I missing?
spydum on HNDoesn't ansible core have ansible console already? This seems very bizarre and solution in search of a problem. An alexa skill for ansible would be interesting, but I wouldn't…
throwaway5752 on HN
Ansible's external state makes notebooks a poor fit
From 2 comments
This isn't data science. The output of a playbook is dependent on a huge amount of external dependencies and state, and the execution can conditionally depend on that. Maybe…
throwaway5752 on HNSure, but that's not super different that series of commits along a feature branch. I think they accomplish the same goal. But am not dismissing notebooks as a way of doing that.…
throwaway5752 on HN
Requests
Richer results view and Jupyter widgets support
From 1 comment
I have been making Jupyter notebook for managing our container environment. Some work is still only possible through Ansible, so I've been wondering how to integrate that. Well,…
jarpineh on HN
Questions
How the kernel directs Ansible execution
From 1 comment
Hi, and thank you. It works well. Example play books already contain the basics I'd need for my playbooks. Could you perhaps elaborate how the kernel directs Ansible? Also, is…
jarpineh on HN
Differences between local and remote runs
From 1 comment
Hi, and thank you. It works well. Example play books already contain the basics I'd need for my playbooks. Could you perhaps elaborate how the kernel directs Ansible? Also, is…
jarpineh on HN
Alternatives named
ansible-console REPL
From 1 comment
Doesn't ansible core have ansible console already? This seems very bizarre and solution in search of a problem. An alexa skill for ansible would be interesting, but I wouldn't…
throwaway5752 on HN
Ara for tracing Ansible runs
From 1 comment
I have been making Jupyter notebook for managing our container environment. Some work is still only possible through Ansible, so I've been wondering how to integrate that. Well,…
jarpineh on HN
Suitable Python wrapper for Ansible
From 1 comment
This does sound like Ansible does not make it easy to control it from pure Python. It looks an ingenious way to get around it. I came across this Python wrapper around Ansible…
jarpineh on HN
Orgmode literate devops
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the "Literate Devops with Emacs" article that has been discussed on HN before. Orgmode is well suited for this sort of thing:…
hsitz on HN