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Has Ansible Team Abandoned Network Automation?

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Ansible release 13.1 continues to have a bug from release 12, rendering network device configuration modules unusable for templating without playbook modifications.

MAIN POINTS
  1. Ansible release 12 introduced a bug affecting network device configuration modules.
  2. The issue persists through to release 13.1, impacting configuration templating.
  3. Fresh Python virtual environment installations on Ubuntu 24.04 confirm the bug's presence.
  4. Device configuration modules remain unusable without altering Ansible playbooks.
TAKEAWAYS
  1. Ansible users must modify playbooks to work around the persistent bug.
  2. The bug affects users relying on configuration templates for network devices.
  3. Ansible's recent updates have not resolved the critical issue.
  4. Users should be cautious when upgrading to recent Ansible versions.
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