---
- name: check for python
  stat:
    path: /usr/bin/python
  ignore_errors: yes
  register: systempython

- name: install python for debian based systems
  raw: apt-get -y install python-simplejson
  ignore_errors: yes
  when:
    - systempython.stat is undefined or not systempython.stat.exists

- name: install python for fedora
  raw: dnf -y install python3; ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python creates=/usr/bin/python
  ignore_errors: yes
  when:
    - systempython.stat is undefined or not systempython.stat.exists

- name: install python for opensuse
  raw: zypper -n install python-base creates=/usr/bin/python2.7
  ignore_errors: yes
  when:
    - systempython.stat is undefined or not systempython.stat.exists