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Re:Ansible Alternatives in Python by chopraaa on Saturday June 13, 2020 @04:23AM (#23507838)
> I don't understand what YAML has to do with abstraction. The example from pyinfra is pretty much the same as the ansible equivalent.

I said this in continuation to the line you quoted:

> You can run it across any (or almost) system, from Linux to Windows and even networking devices. You can create modules in any language you want.

This is abstracted in YAML so that anyone who uses any modules does not need to know the language it is written in. Only the YAML syntax.

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Re:Ansible Alternatives in Python by Bystroushaak on Saturday June 13, 2020 @06:41PM (#23513460)
> This is abstracted in YAML so that anyone who uses any modules does not need to know the language it is written in. Only the YAML syntax.

And the declarative and imperative language you've built on top of that.

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