How to Install Ansible on pip virtualenv

Here is how to install Ansible using pip and virtualenv on any platform in 2026.

Method 1: Virtual Environment (Recommended)

python3 -m venv ~/ansible-venv
source ~/ansible-venv/bin/activate
pip install ansible

Method 2: pipx

python3 -m pip install --user pipx
python3 -m pipx ensurepath
pipx install --include-deps ansible

Method 3: User Install

pip3 install ansible --user
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Verify

ansible --version
ansible-playbook --version

Install Specific Version

pip install ansible==9.0.0

Install Collections

ansible-galaxy collection install community.general amazon.aws community.docker

Related Resources

• Ansible Cheat Sheet
• Install Ansible on macOS