diff --git a/ansible/roles/pytools/README.md b/ansible/roles/pytools/README.md
index dec1b2c59..9066115aa 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/pytools/README.md
+++ b/ansible/roles/pytools/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 stackhpc.slurm_openstack_tools.pytools
 =========
 
-Installs python-based tools from https://github.com/stackhpc/slurm-openstack-tools.git into `/opt/slurm-tools/bin/`.
-
-Requirements
-------------
+Install a python package into a venv.
 
 Role Variables
 --------------
+- `pytools_python_package`: Optional. Name of `dnf` python package to use. Default `python3`.
+- `pytools_venv_path`: Required. Path to install at, e.g. `/opt/mytool`.
+- `pytools_venv_command`: Optional. Command to run to create venv. Default uses the `pytools_python_package` python's `venv` module.
+- `pytools_pip_name`: Required. Name or URL of python package to install, passed to [ansible.builtin.pip:name](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pip_module.html#parameter-name).
+- `pytools_editable`: Optional. Whether to install the package using `pip`'s editable mode (installing source to `{{ pytools_venv_path/src }}`). Bool, default `false`.
+- `pytools_user`: Optional. User to install as. Default `root`.
 
-`pytools_editable`: Optional. Whether to install the package using `pip`'s editable mode (installing source to `/opt/slurm-tools/src`) - `true` or `false` (default).
-`pytools_gitref`: Optional. Git branch, version, commit etc to install. Default `master`.
-`pytools_user`: User to install as. Default `root`.
-
-Dependencies
-------------
-None.
 
 Example Playbook
 ----------------
@@ -23,14 +19,7 @@ Example Playbook
     - hosts: compute
       tasks:
         - import_role:
-            name: stackhpc.slurm_openstack_tools.pytools
-        
-
-License
--------
-
-Apache-2.0
-
-Author Information
-------------------
-
+            name: pytools
+          vars:
+            pytools_venv_path: /opt/slurm-tools
+            pytools_pip_name: "git+https://github.com/stackhpc/slurm-openstack-tools.git@main#egg=slurm_openstack_tools"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/pytools/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/pytools/defaults/main.yml
index 2e88ac1a8..c06f194c7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/pytools/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/pytools/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for pytools
+pytools_python_package: python3
+#pytools_venv_path:
+pytools_venv_command: "{{ pytools_python_package }} -m venv"
+#pytools_pip_name:
 pytools_editable: false
-pytools_gitref: master
 pytools_user: root
diff --git a/ansible/roles/pytools/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/pytools/tasks/main.yml
index 89bfb663b..1c38a9cb8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/pytools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/pytools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
-- name: install python3
-  package:
-    name: python3,git
+- name: Install packages
+  dnf:
+    name: "['git'] + {{ pytools_python_package }}"
   become: true
 
 - name: Create virtualenv directory
   file:
-    path: /opt/slurm-tools
+    path: "{{ pytools_venv_path }}"
     owner: "{{ pytools_user }}"
     group: "{{ pytools_user }}"
     state: directory
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
 
   - name: Create virtualenv
     pip:
-      name: "git+https://github.com/stackhpc/slurm-openstack-tools.git@{{ pytools_gitref }}#egg=slurm_openstack_tools"
+      name: "{{ pytools_pip_name }}"
       editable: "{{ pytools_editable }}"
 
   module_defaults:
     ansible.builtin.pip:
-      virtualenv: /opt/slurm-tools
-      virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv
+      virtualenv: "{{ pytools_venv_path }}"
+      virtualenv_command: "{{ pytools_venv_command }}"
       state: latest
   become: true
   become_user: "{{ pytools_user }}"
-  # become_flags: -H #'-s /bin/bash' # as has shell specified as /sbin/nologin
diff --git a/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/defaults/main.yml
index 4aaa75784..7b1bb1e43 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ slurm_stats_log_rotate_content_rotate: 7
 
 # How frequently are the log files rotated. Can be one of daily, monthly, ...
 slurm_stats_log_rotate_content_frequency: daily
+
+# Which branch/tag etc to install from
+slurm_stats_gitref: main
diff --git a/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/tasks/main.yml
index d681b7f3c..a108593ea 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/slurm_stats/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 - name: Setup slurm tools
   include_role:
     name: pytools
+  vars:
+    pytools_venv_path: /opt/slurm-tools
+    pytools_pip_name: "git+https://github.com/stackhpc/slurm-openstack-tools.git@{{ slurm_stats_gitref }}#egg=slurm_openstack_tools"
 
 - name: Create a directory to house the log files
   file: