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From: =?UTF-8?q?Thomas=20Sj=C3=B6gren?=
 <konstruktoid@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:05:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add python_version support
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Signed-off-by: Thomas Sjögren <konstruktoid@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md          | 2 ++
 action.yml         | 6 +++++-
 docs/installing.md | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4ae868782..a2c5a5a1a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           args: ""
           gh_action_ref: "<version - e.g. `v25.5.0`>" # Not recommended for non-composite action use
           setup_python: "true"
+          python_version: "3.14"
           working_directory: ""
           requirements_file: ""
 ```
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ All the arguments are optional:
 - `requirements_file`: Path to the requirements.yml file to install role and
   collection dependencies.
 - `setup_python`: If python should be installed. Default is `true`.
+- `python_version`: The version of python to install. Default is `3.14`.
 - `working_directory`: The directory where to run ansible-lint from. Default is
   `github.workspace`. Needed if you want to lint only a subset of
   your repository.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5d27159489..9e1aed1257 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ inputs:
     description: If false, this action will not setup python and will instead rely on the already installed python.
     required: false
     default: "true"
+  python_version:
+    description: The version of Python to use when setting up Python environment. Default is 3.14.
+    required: false
+    default: "3.14"
   working_directory:
     description: The directory where to run ansible-lint from. Default is `github.workspace`.
     required: false
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ runs:
       with:
         cache: pip
         cache-dependency-path: ${{ steps.get_reqs.outputs.reqs_file }}
-        python-version: "3.14"
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
 
     - name: Install ansible-lint
       shell: bash
diff --git a/docs/installing.md b/docs/installing.md
index f552ebeb8b..b6df965952 100644
--- a/docs/installing.md
+++ b/docs/installing.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           args: ""
           setup_python: "true"
+          python_version: "3.14"
           working_directory: ""
           requirements_file: ""
 ```
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ All the arguments are optional and most users should not need them:
 
 - `args`: Arguments to be passed to ansible-lint command.
 - `setup_python`: If python should be installed. Default is `true`.
+- `python_version`: Python version to be installed. Default is `3.14`.
 - `working_directory`: The directory where to run ansible-lint from. Default is
   `github.workspace`. That might be needed if you want to lint only a subset of
   your repository.