Ansible ansible-playbook parameter pass issue > ERROR! playbooks must be a list of plays

ERROR! playbooks must be a list of plays

The error appears to have been in 'env/dev': line 1, column 1, but may

be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

localhost ansible_ssh_port=22 ansible_ssh_host=127.0.0.1 ansible_connection=local

^ here

Solution: you will get such issue, if you are not passing -i parameter before your inventory file, as that file is unreachable.

Note correct

ansible-playbook env/dev web.yml

Correct formatted web.yml

ansible-playbook -i env/dev web.yml

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=6    changed=3    unreachable=0    failed=0