FIX: fix the issue with the misdiscovery of the python interpreter when localhost is the target

inventory/localhost.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+physical:
+  hosts:
+    localhost:
+      ansible_become_password: "{{ ansible_become_passwd }}"
+      ansible_connection: local
+      ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_playbook_python }}"

playbooks/deploy_and_set_up_lxc_on_proxmox.yaml

@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@
 ---
-- name: Deploy and set up an LXC container in Proxmox
+- name: Physical machines maintanance play
   hosts: all
   remote_user: ansible
-  roles:
+  gather_facts: false
-    - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox
+
   vars_files:
     ../inventory/group_vars/all/secrets.yaml
   vars:
     ansible_user_passwd_hash: "{{ ansible_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3edscrj45e6r') }}"
     user_passwd_hash: "{{ user_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3ed6123jhgcr') }}"
+
+  vars_prompt:
+    - name: lxc_hostname
+      prompt: "Hostname for the container:"
+      private: false
+
+    - name: lxc_root_password
+      prompt: "Root password:"
+      private: true
+      confirm: true
+      encrypt: sha512_crypt
+
+    - name: lxc_ip_address
+      prompt: "IP address for the container (in x.x.x.x/x formant):"
+      private: false
+
+
+  roles:
+    - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox 

playbooks/maintain.yaml

@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 ---
-- name: Physical machines maintanance play
+- name: Deploy and set up an LXC container in Proxmox
   hosts: all
   remote_user: ansible
-
+  roles:
+    - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox
   vars_files:
     ../inventory/group_vars/all/secrets.yaml
   vars:
     ansible_user_passwd_hash: "{{ ansible_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3edscrj45e6r') }}"
     user_passwd_hash: "{{ user_password | password_hash('sha512', 's3ed6123jhgcr') }}"
-
-  vars_prompt:
-    - name: lxc_hostname
-      prompt: "Hostname for the container:"
-      private: false
-
-    - name: lxc_root_password
-      prompt: "Root password:"
-      private: true
-      confirm: true
-      encrypt: sha512_crypt
-
-    - name: lxc_ip_address
-      prompt: "IP address for the container (in x.x.x.x/x formant):"
-      private: false
-
-
-  roles:
-    - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox 

requirements.txt

@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ mypy_extensions==1.1.0
 packaging==26.2
 pathspec==1.1.1
 platformdirs==4.10.0
+proxmoxer>=2.3
 pycparser==3.0
 pytokens==0.4.1
 PyYAML==6.0.3
 referencing==0.37.0
+requests>=2.34.2
 resolvelib==1.2.1
 rpds-py==2026.6.3
 ruamel.yaml==0.19.1

roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@
     api_token_id: ansible
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_token_secret }}"
 
-    vmid: 1040
+    hostname: "{{ lxc_hostname }}"
     state: started
 
 - name: Sleep for a minute to ensure that ssh is ready
   become: false
   ansible.builtin.wait_for:
     timeout: 60
-  delegate_to: localhost
   changed_when: false