EX294 Practice Question: Create content collections and execution environments
When building an execution environment with ansible-builder, a developer notices that the build process fails with an error about missing dependencies. The developer wants to ensure all required Python packages are installed in the execution environment. Which file should be used to specify additional Python packages?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse `bindep.txt` (for system packages) with `requirements.txt` (for Python packages), as both are used in execution environment builds but serve different dependency types.
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requirements.txt
In Ansible Builder, the `requirements.txt` file is used to specify additional Python packages that should be installed in the execution environment. When building an execution environment, Ansible Builder reads this file and installs the listed packages via pip, ensuring all required Python dependencies are present.
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meta/runtime.yml
Why it's wrong here
Defines Ansible runtime requirements, not Python packages.
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galaxy.yml
Why it's wrong here
Defines collection metadata; not used for Python packages.
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bindep.txt
Why it's wrong here
Used for system-level package requirements, not Python.
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requirements.txt
Why this is correct
Standard file for Python dependencies in execution environments.
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