move the external managed task into a subtask, update ci to run newer images

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ jobs:
           - rockylinux8
           - fedora34
           - ubuntu2004
-          - ubuntu1804
+          - ubuntu2204
-          - debian10
+          - debian11
+          - debian12
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the codebase.

tasks/debian12.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED file if we're on Debian12
+# Related issue: https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-pip/issues/57
+- name: Get python3 version installed
+  ansible.builtin.command: python3 --version
+  register: py3ver
+
+- name: Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+    state: absent
+  when: py3ver is defined and py3ver.stdout.find("3.11") != -1

tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 ---
-# Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED file if we're on Debian12
+- name: Remove externally managed from Debian 12
-# Related issue: https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-pip/issues/57
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: debian12.yml
-- name: get python3 version installed
+  when: 
-  ansible.builtin.command: python3 --version
+    - ansible_distribution == "Debian" 
-  register: py3ver
+    - ansible_distribution_version == "12"
-  when: ansible_distribution == "Debian" and ansible_distribution_version == "12"
-
-- name: remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED if we're on debian12
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
-    state: absent
-  when: py3ver is defined and py3ver.stdout.find("3.11") != -1
 
 - name: Ensure Pip is installed.
   package: