[root@ansible02kf ~]# ansible --version
ansible 1.9.4
  configured module search path = None

[root@ansible02kf ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 (Maipo)

def start_ansible(inventory_f):
      temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
      temp.write('-n hosts: alln gather_facts: Falsen tasks:n    - user: name=       {{item.key}}  update_password=always password={{item.value}}n      with_dict: "{{users}}"n')

      temp.seek(0)
      example_inventory = ansible.inventory.Inventory(inventory_f)
      stats = callbacks.AggregateStats()
      playbook_cb = callbacks.PlaybookCallbacks()
      runner_cb = callbacks.PlaybookRunnerCallbacks(stats)
      pb = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(
          playbook = temp.name,
          stats = stats,
          callbacks = playbook_cb,
          runner_callbacks = runner_cb,
          inventory = example_inventory,
          forks = 100
      )
      pr = pb.run()
      temp.close()
      return pr