diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index a4f5234..0e1afd4 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ common_packages:
   - xmlstarlet
   - bsdutils
 
+default_python_packages:
+  - python-software-properties
+  - python-lxml
+  - python-boto
+  
+
 # Set this variable in your playbook
 # additional_packages:
 #   - pkg1
diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
index 67e6c0f..44d0b86 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Install the basic packages
-  apt: pkg=python-software-properties state=installed
+  apt: pkg={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items: '{{ default_python_packages }}'
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Install software-properties-common if needed