Automation SDK checkout is slow

[kbreit-insight]

SUMMARY

As part of an execution environment build I am using a requirements.txt file for the Automation SDK based on the recommendation at

community.vmware/docs/docsite/rst/vmware_scenarios/vmware_intro.rst

Line 33 in ccd8405

$ pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python.git

. The checkout for this SDK takes a long time and if possible, a more efficient option should be specified. If there is a way to download only a release or the latest files or something similar, that should be preferred.

ISSUE TYPE

• Documentation Report

COMPONENT NAME

vmware_intro.rst

ANSIBLE VERSION

[mariolenz]

@kbreit-insight We need this SDK for some modules. Unfortunately, VMware doesn't provide a PyPI package, which would be more efficient. We're waiting for this since 2017: vmware/vsphere-automation-sdk-python#38

So I'll close this for now, since we can't do anything about it. Feel free to complain to VMware about this. Maybe it helps...