Clarify that uninstalling docker-py can break docker (and vice versa). (#43238)

lib/ansible/module_utils/docker_common.py

@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ class AnsibleDockerClient(Client):
         if HAS_DOCKER_MODELS and HAS_DOCKER_SSLADAPTER:
             self.fail("Cannot have both the docker-py and docker python modules installed together as they use the same namespace and "
                       "cause a corrupt installation. Please uninstall both packages, and re-install only the docker-py or docker python "
-                      "module. It is recommended to install the docker module if no support for Python 2.6 is required.")
+                      "module. It is recommended to install the docker module if no support for Python 2.6 is required. "
+                      "Please note that simply uninstalling one of the modules can leave the other module in a broken state.")
 
         if not HAS_DOCKER_PY:
             self.fail("Failed to import docker or docker-py - %s. Try `pip install docker` or `pip install docker-py` (Python 2.6)" % HAS_DOCKER_ERROR)

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py

@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ requirements:
        (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
        For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
        install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-       be installed at the same time."
+       be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+       and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+       reinstall of it is required."
     - "Docker API >= 1.20"
 '''
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py

@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ requirements:
      (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
      For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
      install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-     be installed at the same time."
+     be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+     and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+     reinstall of it is required."
   - "Docker API >= 1.20"
 
 author:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image_facts.py

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ requirements:
      (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
      For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
      install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-     be installed at the same time."
+     be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+     and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+     reinstall of it is required."
   - "Docker API >= 1.20"
 
 author:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_login.py

@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ requirements:
        (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
        For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
        install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-       be installed at the same time."
+       be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+       and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+       reinstall of it is required."
     - "Docker API >= 1.20"
     - 'Only to be able to logout (state=absent): the docker command line utility'
 author:

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_network.py

@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ requirements:
        (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
        For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
        install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-       be installed at the same time."
+       be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+       and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+       reinstall of it is required."
     - "The docker server >= 1.9.0"
 '''
 

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_service.py

@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ requirements:
        (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
        For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
        install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-       be installed at the same time."
+       be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+       and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+       reinstall of it is required."
     - "docker-compose >= 1.7.0"
     - "Docker API >= 1.20"
     - "PyYAML >= 3.11"

lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_volume.py

@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ requirements:
        (see L(here,https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/1310) for details).
        For Python 2.6, C(docker-py) must be used. Otherwise, it is recommended to
        install the C(docker) Python module. Note that both modules should I(not)
-       be installed at the same time."
+       be installed at the same time. Also note that when both modules are installed
+       and one of them is uninstalled, the other might no longer function and a
+       reinstall of it is required."
     - "The docker server >= 1.9.0"
 '''