No module named packaging.version for Ansible VM provisioning in Azure - python-2.7

Question

I am using a CentOS 7.2 and trying to provision a VM in azure through Ansible using the module "azure_rm_virtualmachine" and getting the error as "No module named packaging.version" Below is my error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/ansible_7aeFMQ/ansible_module_azure_rm_virtualmachine.py", line 445, in
from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import *
File "/tmp/ansible_7aeFMQ/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py", line 29, in
ImportError: No module named packaging.version
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"failed": true,
"module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/tmp/ansible_7aeFMQ/ansible_module_azure_rm_virtualmachine.py\", line 445, in \n from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import *\n File \"/tmp/ansible_7aeFMQ/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py\", line 29, in \nImportError: No module named packaging.version\n",
"module_stdout": "",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE",
"rc": 0
}
Below is my playbook and I am using a ansible version 2.3.0.0 and python version of 2.7.5 and pip 9.0.1
name: Provision new VM in azure
hosts: localhost
connection: local
tasks:
name: Create VM
azure_rm_virtualmachine:
resource_group: xyz
name: ScriptVM
vm_size: Standard_D1
admin_username: xxxx
admin_password: xxxx
image:
offer: CentOS
publisher: Rogue Wave Software
sku: '7.2'
version: latest
I am running the playbook from the ansible host and I tried to create a resource group through ansible but I get the same error as "No module named packaging.version" .

Answer 1

The above error is occurred due to your environment doesn't have packaging module.
To solve this issue by installing packaging module.
pip install packaging
The above command will install packaging module of 16.8 version

Answer 2

You may try this, it solved for me
sudo pip install -U pip setuptools
FYI: My ENVs are
Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS on Windows Subsystem for Linux (Windows 10 bash)
Python 2.7.12
pip 9.0.1
ansible 2.3.1.0
azure-cli (2.0.12)