5. Setting up a python virtual environment

For building certain images, it is necessary to have some python libraries installed locally.

Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv

Activate virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

5.1. (Optional) Installing Ansible in the virtual environment

If Ansible has not been installed yet, you can add it to your virtual environment:

pip install ansible

Verify installation:

ansible --version