This Python module is based on the original Ansible EC2 inventory script that is linked in the Ansible docs.

The Python module in this repo fixes a few issues by being

• installable via pip / PyPi: no need to place code from the Ansible repo in your inventory.
• extendable for your needs: the class Ec2Inventory can be used as a base class for customizations.

pip install ansible-ec2-inventory

ansible-ec2-inventory --config ec2.ini

Note: if you want to provide a boto profile, prefix the command with AWS_PROFILE=myprofile.

Example:

from ansible_ec2_inventory import Ec2Inventory
import json

def main():
    # get path of ec2.ini
    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

    # get inventory
    ec2inventory = Ec2Inventory(configfile=path + '/ec2.ini')
    data = ec2inventory.get_inventory()

    # print json
    print(json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True, indent=2))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()