Fix various first run issues

roles/python/tasks/Unix.yaml

@@ -6,9 +6,18 @@
 
 # TODO: set repo email
 
-# Ensure that pip.conf exists before ever installing pip packages since Debian
-# has not enabled `EXTERNALLY-MANAGED` from PEP 668 which breaks `pip install
-# --user` unless configured otherwise.
+- name: create config directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: '{{item}}'
+  with_items:
+    - ~/.config
+    - ~/.config/ipython/profile_default
+    - ~/.config/pip
+
+# Ensure that pip.conf exists before ever installing pip packages since
+# Debian has enabled `EXTERNALLY-MANAGED` from PEP 668 which breaks `pip
+# install --user` unless configured otherwise.
 - name: create symbolic links
   file:
     state: link

roles/python/vars/main.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ python_pip_packages:
   - ipdb
   - ipython
   - isort
+  - jmespath
   - pylint
   - python-gist
   - yapf