AC-9419 - Cleaning up code for fixing the issue with Chef/python3.6 not installing correctly.

jbrace-masschallenge · jbrace-masschallenge · commit da8476fca04d · 2022-03-11T12:58:47.000+08:00
diff --git a/recipes/pip.rb b/recipes/pip.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   not_if { ::File.exists?(pip_binary) }
 end
 
+#because the latest version of the get-pip.py script requires >=python3.7, this is now hardcoded to the 3.6 version as recommended by pypa.io
 execute "install-pip" do
   cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
   command <<-EOF
diff --git a/recipes/python.rb b/recipes/python.rb
@@ -1,46 +1,25 @@
-# apt_repository "python3" do
-#     uri 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu'
-#     components ['trusty main']
-# end
-
+#Add in the deadsnakes ppa repository to app
+#note the fkrull/deadsnakes url is correct for Ubuntu 14.04. For higher versions of Ubuntu (>16.0), this is instead "ppa:deadsnakes/ppa"
 bash 'add deadsnakes ppa' do
     code <<-EOH
     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes -y;
     EOH
     flags "-x"
 end
 
+#Update the apt repository list
 bash 'update apt-get repos' do
     code <<-EOH
     sudo apt update;
     EOH
     flags "-x"
 end
 
+#install python3.6 and python3.6-dev via apt
+#note that this is using the fkrull/deadsnakes repository listed above
 bash 'install python3.6' do
     code <<-EOH
     sudo apt install python3.6 python3.6-dev -y;
     EOH
     flags "-x"
-end
-  
-# execute "update" do
-#     command 'sudo apt-get update'
-# end
-
-# package 'python3.6' do
-#     options '--force-yes'
-#     action :install
-# end
-
-# package 'python3.6-dev' do
-#     options '--force-yes'
-#     action :install
-# end
-
-# alternatives 'python-set-version-3' do
-#     link_name 'python3'
-#     path '/opt/python/3.6/bin/python3.6'
-#     priority 100
-#     action :install
-# end
+end
