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PyInfra: Because Your Infrastructure Deserves Real Code in Python, Not YAML Soup
<p>Remember when we said "Infrastructure as Code"? Somehow, the industry heard "Infrastructure as YAML" and ran with it. Now we're drowning in a sea of indentation-sensitive, template-riddled, Jinja2-abused configuration files that make even the most battle-hardened sysadmins weep into their mechanical keyboards.</p>
<p>Enter <strong>PyInfra</strong>—where your infrastructure is <em>actually</em> code. Real Python. With loops that don’t require learning a DSL. With functions that are... wait for it... actual functions. With error handling that doesn’t involve praying to the YAML gods and sacrificing a virgin bracket.</p>
<p>In this talk, you’ll see how to:
- Write infrastructure automation that your IDE actually understands
- Debug with real stack traces instead of <code>"ERROR: The task includes an option with an undefined variable"</code>
- Use actual Python conditionals instead of <code>when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" and not (ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" and ansible_distribution_version is version('20.04', '>='))</code>
- Import and reuse code like a civilized developer, not copy-paste playbooks like it’s 1999
- Test your infrastructure code with <code>pytest</code>, not <em>"let’s run it in staging and see what breaks"</em></p>
<p>We’ll explore how a typical Ansible playbook can be transformed into clean, maintainable Python with PyInfra, shrinking from 500 lines of YAML to 50 lines of readable code. You’ll discover the joy of list comprehensions over <code>with_items</code>, and the power of deployment logic that can actually <em>think</em>.</p>
<p>Stop treating your infrastructure like a configuration file. It’s 2026—your servers deserve better than YAML. They deserve Python.</p>
<p><strong>Warning:</strong> This talk may cause uncontrollable urges to refactor all your Ansible playbooks. Side effects include increased productivity, better sleep, and colleagues actually understanding your infrastructure code.</p>
<p>Link to the marp: https://marp.kalvad.com/fosdem_2026 (gifs are not working in pdf)</p>
Additional information
| Live Stream | https://live.fosdem.org/watch/ua2220 |
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| Type | devroom |
| Language | English |
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