#!/usr/bin/python import ansible.runnerimport ansible.playbookimport ansible.inventoryfrom ansible import callbacksfrom ansible import utilsimport json # the fastest way to set up the inventory # hosts listhosts = ["10.11.12.66"]# set up the inventory, if no group is defined then 'all' group is used by defaultexample_inventory = ansible.inventory.Inventory(hosts) pm = ansible.runner.Runner( module_name = 'command', module_args = 'uname -a', timeout = 5, inventory = example_inventory, subset = 'all' # name of the hosts group  ) out = pm.run() print json.dumps(out, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))

- hosts: sample_group_name tasks: - name: just an uname command: uname -a

#!/usr/bin/python import ansible.runnerimport ansible.playbookimport ansible.inventoryfrom ansible import callbacksfrom ansible import utilsimport json ### setting up the inventory ## first of all, set up a host (or more)example_host = ansible.inventory.host.Host( name = '10.11.12.66', port = 22 )# with its variables to modify the playbookexample_host.set_variable( 'var', 'foo') ## secondly set up the group where the host(s) has to be addedexample_group = ansible.inventory.group.Group( name = 'sample_group_name' )example_group.add_host(example_host) ## the last step is set up the invetory itselfexample_inventory = ansible.inventory.Inventory()example_inventory.add_group(example_group)example_inventory.subset('sample_group_name') # setting callbacksstats = callbacks.AggregateStats()playbook_cb = callbacks.PlaybookCallbacks(verbose=utils.VERBOSITY)runner_cb = callbacks.PlaybookRunnerCallbacks(stats, verbose=utils.VERBOSITY) # creating the playbook instance to run, based on "test.yml" filepb = ansible.playbook.PlayBook( playbook = "test.yml", stats = stats, callbacks = playbook_cb, runner_callbacks = runner_cb, inventory = example_inventory, check=True ) # running the playbookpr = pb.run()  # print the summary of results for each hostprint json.dumps(pr, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))