Make common install the latest version of python.

playbooks/roles/common/defaults/main.yml

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ common_debian_pkgs:
   - tree
   - git
   - unzip
-  - python2.7
+  - "python2.7=2.7.10-0+precise1"
   - python-pip
   - python2.7-dev
   # Not installed by default on vagrant ubuntu
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ common_web_group: www-data
 common_log_user: syslog
 
 common_git_ppa: "ppa:git-core/ppa"
+common_python_ppa: "ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes-python2.7"
 
 # Skip supervisor tasks
 # When set to true this flag will allow you to install everything but keep

playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@
 - name: Add git apt repository
   apt_repository: repo="{{ common_git_ppa }}"
 
+# Ensure that we get the latest version of python 2.7
+- name: Add python 2.7 apt repository
+  apt_repository: repo="{{ common_python_ppa }}"
+
 - name: Install role-independent useful system packages
   # do this before log dir setup; rsyslog package guarantees syslog user present
   apt: >
-    pkg={{','.join(common_debian_pkgs)}} install_recommends=yes
+    pkg="{{ item }}" install_recommends=yes
     state=present update_cache=yes
+  with_items: common_debian_pkgs
 
 - name: Create common log directory
   file: >
@@ -118,4 +123,4 @@
     dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config
     src=sshd_config.j2 mode=0644 owner=root group=root
   notify: restart ssh
-  
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+