Added task to upgrade pip before installing other pip packages

defaults/main.yml

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 pip_package: python-pip
 pip_executable: "{{ 'pip3' if pip_package.startswith('python3') else 'pip' }}"
 
+pip_upgrade: false
 pip_install_packages: []

tasks/main.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     name: "{{ pip_package }}"
     state: present
 
+- name: Upgrade Pip
+  pip:
+    name: pip
+    state: latest
+  when: "{{ pip_upgrade }}"
+
 - name: Ensure pip_install_packages are installed.
   pip:
     name: "{{ item.name | default(item) }}"