How to resolve the error `ValueError: unknown action "extend" ` while building the custom Execution Environment through `ansible-builder`?

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-06-13T18:41:41+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.x

Issue

• Creation of Execution Environment fails with the following error while running the ansible-builder:

  ` ValueError: unknown action "extend" `
  

Resolution

• Run the following commands on the affected system:

  # rpm -qa python38  - Ensure python 3.8 is available on the system. Install if needed.
  
  # update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.8 1
  # alternatives --remove python3 /usr/bin/python3.6  
  # python3 --version
  

Root Cause

• The error occurs when running it on Python 3.6. Python 3.8 is the minimum requirement for ansible-builder.

• This is one of the known issue. The GitHub issues can be checked for more information.

• Please reach out to Red Hat technical support for more information

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