--- - name: apply database configuration collections: - community.mysql hosts: db_servers vars: ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3 pre_tasks: - name: define ansible_python_interpreter group // linux distribution set_fact: ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python2 when: ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7' roles: - { role: mariadb }