Allow this to be run -c local so you don't need sudo or /usr/bin/python

playbooks/edx-east/create_db_and_users.yml

 #
-# Requires MySQL-python be installed for system python
 # This play will create databases and user for an application.
 # It can be run like so:
 #
-# ansible-playbook -i 'localhost,' create_analytics_reports_dbs.yml -e@./db.yml
+# ansible-playbook -c local -i 'localhost,' create_analytics_reports_dbs.yml -e@./db.yml
 #
 # where the content of dbs.yml contains the following dictionaries
 #
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
     # to system python.
     - name: install python mysqldb module
       pip: name={{item}} state=present
-      sudo: yes
       with_items:
         - MySQL-python