Installing collections - Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI

[Ruud-cb]

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Bug Summary

Having a simple requirements.yml added to the project results in an error during git syncing the Project.

AWX version

2.19.1

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• UI
• UI (tech preview)
• API
• Docs
• Collection
• CLI
• Other

Installation method

minikube

Modifications

no

Ansible version

v24.6.1

Operating system

macOS

Web browser

Chrome

Steps to reproduce

• Setup a Project like usual that syncs with a git repo, make sure that succeeds.
• Add the following requirements.yml to the project, try to sync again.

collections:
  # Install a collection from Ansible Galaxy.
  - name: community.general.homebrew
    version: latest
    source: https://galaxy.ansible.com

Expected results

Would expect that the homebrew collection can be used.

Actual results

Got an error during sync

Standard error: ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI

{
  "changed": true,
  "stdout": "ansible-galaxy [core 2.15.12]\n  config file = /var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/ansible.cfg\n  configured module search path = ['/runner/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']\n  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible\n  ansible collection location = /var/lib/awx/projects/.__awx_cache/_8__flushing/stage/requirements_collections\n  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-galaxy\n  python version = 3.9.19 (main, Jun 11 2024, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.4.1 20231218 (Red Hat 11.4.1-3)] (/usr/bin/python3)\n  jinja version = 3.1.4\n  libyaml = True\nUsing /var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/ansible.cfg as config file\nReading requirement file at '/var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/requirements.yml'\nthe full traceback was:\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/__init__.py\", line 659, in cli_executor\n    exit_code = cli.run()\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 719, in run\n    return context.CLIARGS['func']()\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 119, in method_wrapper\n    return wrapped_method(*args, **kwargs)\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 1341, in execute_install\n    requirements = self._parse_requirements_file(\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 818, in _parse_requirements_file\n    requirements['collections'] = [\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 819, in <listcomp>\n    Requirement.from_requirement_dict(\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/dataclasses.py\", line 352, in from_requirement_dict\n    if req_source is not None and os.path.isdir(req_source):\n  File \"/usr/lib64/python3.9/genericpath.py\", line 42, in isdir\n    st = os.stat(s)\nTypeError: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI",
  "stderr": "ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI",
  "rc": 250,
  "cmd": [
    "ansible-galaxy",
    "install",
    "-r",
    "/var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/requirements.yml",
    "-vvv"
  ],
  "start": "2024-07-23 06:16:57.156604",
  "end": "2024-07-23 06:16:57.322592",
  "delta": "0:00:00.165988",
  "msg": "non-zero return code",
  "invocation": {
    "module_args": {
      "chdir": "/var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing",
      "_raw_params": "ansible-galaxy install -r /var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/requirements.yml -vvv",
      "_uses_shell": false,
      "stdin_add_newline": true,
      "strip_empty_ends": true,
      "argv": null,
      "executable": null,
      "creates": null,
      "removes": null,
      "stdin": null
    }
  },
  "stdout_lines": [
    "ansible-galaxy [core 2.15.12]",
    "  config file = /var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/ansible.cfg",
    "  configured module search path = ['/runner/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']",
    "  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible",
    "  ansible collection location = /var/lib/awx/projects/.__awx_cache/_8__flushing/stage/requirements_collections",
    "  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-galaxy",
    "  python version = 3.9.19 (main, Jun 11 2024, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.4.1 20231218 (Red Hat 11.4.1-3)] (/usr/bin/python3)",
    "  jinja version = 3.1.4",
    "  libyaml = True",
    "Using /var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/ansible.cfg as config file",
    "Reading requirement file at '/var/lib/awx/projects/_8__flushing/requirements.yml'",
    "the full traceback was:",
    "",
    "Traceback (most recent call last):",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/__init__.py\", line 659, in cli_executor",
    "    exit_code = cli.run()",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 719, in run",
    "    return context.CLIARGS['func']()",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 119, in method_wrapper",
    "    return wrapped_method(*args, **kwargs)",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 1341, in execute_install",
    "    requirements = self._parse_requirements_file(",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 818, in _parse_requirements_file",
    "    requirements['collections'] = [",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py\", line 819, in <listcomp>",
    "    Requirement.from_requirement_dict(",
    "  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/dataclasses.py\", line 352, in from_requirement_dict",
    "    if req_source is not None and os.path.isdir(req_source):",
    "  File \"/usr/lib64/python3.9/genericpath.py\", line 42, in isdir",
    "    st = os.stat(s)",
    "TypeError: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI"
  ],
  "stderr_lines": [
    "ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not GalaxyAPI"
  ],
  "_ansible_no_log": false
}

Additional information

My ansible.cfg is not very special:

inventory = hosts.ini
retry_files_enabled = False

hosts.ini

[workstation]
localhost ansible_connection=local

[androidconnector]
localhost ansible_connection=local

[djyasin]

Hello, this particular issue looks like it may be configuration-related. Could you please ask this on the Ansible Community Forum? Someone in the community may have encountered this issue and be better able to assist you.