Ack.  Worse than I thought...  Here's what I see when executing some of the 
commands from the page you referenced (thank you).

On MacOS - Monterey 

# python -m site --user-base
/Users/user/Library/Python/2.7  <<==== ACK!

# python3 --version
Python 3.9.13

# python --version
Python 2.7.18

# python3 -m pip --version
pip 22.2.2 from /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)

# echo $PATH (broken out to make it easier to see - I don't recall ever 
managing this PATH variable)
/usr/local/sbin:
/usr/local/bin/python3.9/bin:
/usr/local/bin:
/usr/bin:
/bin:
/usr/sbin:
/sbin:
/usr/local/go/bin:
/opt/X11/bin:
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands

When I follow the path to python in /usr/local/bin/, I see the following:
python3 -> ../Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/bin/python3
python3.7 -> 
../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3.7
python3.9 -> ../Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/bin/python3.9

And here:
# ls -la /Users/user/Library/Python/
total 0
drwx------    6 user  staff   192 Jun 29 16:45 .
drwx------@ 104 user  staff  3328 Mar 11 09:25 ..
drwx------    4 user  staff   128 May 23  2019 2.7
drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Dec  2  2020 3.7
drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Aug  4  2021 3.8
drwx------    4 user  staff   128 Aug  9  2021 3.9

I think I used brew when I installed 3.9.  

Also, to confirm, `python3 uninstall ansible` will ask before uninstalling?

Thank you,
On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9:14:06 AM UTC-7 Matt Martz wrote:

> It looks like you need to follow the documentation from 
> https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/installing-packages/#installing-to-the-user-site
>
> That URL is linked from our install guide:
>
> > You may need to perform some additional configuration before you are 
> able to run Ansible. See the Python documentation on installing to the user 
> site for more information.
>
> Effectively you need to run:
>
> python3 -m site --user-base
>
> Add `/bin` on the end, and insert that into your `PATH` environment 
> variable.  Generally it will be `$HOME/.local/bin`.  That new bin path 
> should be added before `/usr/local/bin`
>
> To remove the old version, you likely just need to do a `python3 uninstall 
> ansible`, just ensure the paths it informs you it will remove are within 
> `/usr/local`
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 11:01 AM Chris Jefferies <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> What I have, and might have been lost in too much detail, is.
>>
>> # ansible --version
>> ansible 2.9.0
>> ansible python module location = 
>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>> executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>
>> # python3 -m pip show ansible-core
>> Name: ansible-core
>> Version: 2.13.2
>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>
>> # python3 -m pip show ansible
>> Name: ansible
>> Version: 6.2.0
>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>
>> I thought 2.9 was gone, but it persists.  How do I inform my generic call 
>> to "ansible" to reference 2.13 vs 2.9?  I think I need to replace 
>> "/usr/local/bin/ansible".
>>
>> Again, thank you for the tips.
>> On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 7:20:59 AM UTC-7 Matt Martz wrote:
>>
>>> That bug was addressed in v2.9.1 as part of 
>>> https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/63591
>>>
>>> I wouldn't suggest simply upgrading to 2.9.1.  2.9.1 was released over 
>>> 2.5 years ago, and the 2.9 release is now end of life.  You should consider 
>>> upgrading to at least ansible-core 2.12 (ansible 5.0)
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 11:50 PM Chris Jefferies <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> *The error message:*
>>>> ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: cannot pickle 
>>>> 'module' object 
>>>>
>>>> I was accessing a new collection, icinga.icinga, and it complained so I 
>>>> decided to update...  huge mistake.  Now I can't keep track of what I have 
>>>> and why this error is happening.  I'm guessing I need to route out the 2.9 
>>>> version but wanted some advice before i go...  into the valley below.  ;)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any tips...
>>>> Chris.
>>>>
>>>> *The current state of things:*
>>>>
>>>> # ansible --version
>>>> ansible 2.9.0
>>>>   config file = 
>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg
>>>>   configured module search path = 
>>>> ['/Users/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', 
>>>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
>>>>   ansible python module location = 
>>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>>>>   executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>>>   python version = 3.9.13 (main, Aug  7 2022, 01:33:23) [Clang 13.1.6 
>>>> (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)]
>>>> # python3 -m pip show ansible
>>>> Name: ansible
>>>> Version: 6.2.0
>>>> Summary: Radically simple IT automation
>>>> Home-page: https://ansible.com/
>>>> Author: Ansible, Inc.
>>>> Author-email: [email protected]
>>>> License: GPLv3+
>>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>> Requires: ansible-core
>>>> Required-by:
>>>>
>>>> # ~/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base | python3 -m pip show 
>>>> ansible-core
>>>> Name: ansible-core
>>>> Version: 2.13.2
>>>> Summary: Radically simple IT automation
>>>> Home-page: https://ansible.com/
>>>> Author: Ansible, Inc.
>>>> Author-email: [email protected]
>>>> License: GPLv3+
>>>> Location: /Users/user/Library/Python/3.9/lib/python/site-packages
>>>> Requires: cryptography, jinja2, packaging, PyYAML, resolvelib
>>>> Required-by: ansible
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *The Details:*
>>>> I was running a simple ping just to test the accessibility of the hosts 
>>>> in my hosts file.  The same happens on any hosts file...
>>>>
>>>> # ansible -vvv all -m ping -i hosts/myhosts.yml
>>>> ansible 2.9.0
>>>>   config file = 
>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg
>>>>   configured module search path = 
>>>> ['/Users/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', 
>>>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
>>>>   ansible python module location = 
>>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
>>>>   executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
>>>>   python version = 3.9.13 (main, Aug  7 2022, 01:33:23) [Clang 13.1.6 
>>>> (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)]
>>>> Using /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/ansible.cfg 
>>>> as config file
>>>> host_list declined parsing 
>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml 
>>>> as it did not pass its verify_file() method
>>>> script declined parsing 
>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml 
>>>> as it did not pass its verify_file() method
>>>> Parsed 
>>>> /Users/user/Documents/code/gitlab/devops/ansible/base/hosts/hosts_deva.yml 
>>>> inventory source with yaml plugin
>>>> META: ran handlers
>>>> ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: cannot pickle 
>>>> 'module' object
>>>> the full traceback was:
>>>>
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>   File "/usr/local/bin/ansible", line 123, in <module>
>>>>     exit_code = cli.run()
>>>>   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/adhoc.py", 
>>>> line 165, in run
>>>>     result = self._tqm.run(play)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_queue_manager.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 240, in run
>>>>     play_return = strategy.run(iterator, play_context)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 310, in run
>>>>     self._queue_task(host, task, task_vars, play_context)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 343, in _queue_task
>>>>     worker_prc.start()
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/executor/process/worker.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 96, in start
>>>>     return super(WorkerProcess, self).start()
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/process.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 121, in start
>>>>     self._popen = self._Popen(self)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/context.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 224, in _Popen
>>>>     return _default_context.get_context().Process._Popen(process_obj)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/context.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 284, in _Popen
>>>>     return Popen(process_obj)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_spawn_posix.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 32, in __init__
>>>>     super().__init__(process_obj)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_fork.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 19, in __init__
>>>>     self._launch(process_obj)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/popen_spawn_posix.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 47, in _launch
>>>>     reduction.dump(process_obj, fp)
>>>>   File 
>>>> "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.13_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/multiprocessing/reduction.py",
>>>>  
>>>> line 60, in dump
>>>>     ForkingPickler(file, protocol).dump(obj)
>>>> TypeError: cannot pickle 'module' object
>>>>
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