diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/execute_lambda.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/execute_lambda.py
index 3645f95eec..884fe91596 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/execute_lambda.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/execute_lambda.py
@@ -140,20 +140,24 @@ import json
 import traceback
 
 try:
-    import boto3
+    import botocore
     HAS_BOTO3 = True
 except ImportError:
     HAS_BOTO3 = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_conn, ec2_argument_spec, get_aws_connection_info
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
 
 def main():
     argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(dict(
         name                 = dict(),
         function_arn         = dict(),
-        wait                 = dict(choices=BOOLEANS, default=True, type='bool'),
-        tail_log             = dict(choices=BOOLEANS, default=False, type='bool'),
-        dry_run              = dict(choices=BOOLEANS, default=False, type='bool'),
+        wait                 = dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+        tail_log             = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+        dry_run              = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
         version_qualifier    = dict(),
         payload              = dict(default={}, type='dict'),
     ))
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ def main():
         client = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='lambda',
                             region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_kwargs)
     except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.ValidationError) as e:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Failure connecting boto3 to AWS", exception=traceback.format_exc())
+        module.fail_json(msg="Failure connecting boto3 to AWS: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     invoke_params = {}
 
@@ -282,9 +286,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(changed=True, result=results)
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_backend_service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_backend_service.py
index bd3fc85f7e..504d49ec36 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_backend_service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_backend_service.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def main():
         healthchecks=dict(type='list', required=True),
         service_account_email=dict(),
         service_account_permissions=dict(type='list'),
-        enable_cdn=dict(type='bool', choices=[True, False]),
+        enable_cdn=dict(type='bool'),
         port_name=dict(type='str'),
         protocol=dict(type='str', default='TCP',
                       choices=['HTTP', 'HTTPS', 'SSL', 'TCP']),
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
index 591278167d..5e615514a6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
@@ -431,7 +431,13 @@ lxc_container:
             sample: True
 """
 
+import os
+import os.path
 import re
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
 
 try:
     import lxc
@@ -440,6 +446,10 @@ except ImportError:
 else:
     HAS_LXC = True
 
+# import module bits
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_FALSE, BOOLEANS_TRUE
+
 
 # LXC_COMPRESSION_MAP is a map of available compression types when creating
 # an archive of a container.
@@ -562,11 +572,6 @@ def create_script(command):
     :type command: ``str``
     """
 
-    import os
-    import os.path as path
-    import subprocess
-    import tempfile
-
     (fd, script_file) = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='lxc-attach-script')
     f = os.fdopen(fd, 'wb')
     try:
@@ -682,7 +687,7 @@ class LxcContainerManagement(object):
             variables.pop(v, None)
 
         return_dict = dict()
-        false_values = [None, ''] + BOOLEANS_FALSE
+        false_values = BOOLEANS_FALSE.union([None, ''])
         for k, v in variables.items():
             _var = self.module.params.get(k)
             if _var not in false_values:
@@ -1761,7 +1766,5 @@ def main():
     lxc_manage.run()
 
 
-# import module bits
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/logicmonitor.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/logicmonitor.py
index 8cf07b8e5e..c75182d614 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/logicmonitor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/logicmonitor.py
@@ -531,7 +531,10 @@ import socket
 import sys
 import types
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
+
 
 HAS_LIB_JSON = True
 try:
@@ -604,8 +607,7 @@ class LogicMonitor(object):
                 self.fail(msg="Error: " + resp["errmsg"])
             else:
                 return raw
-        except IOError:
-            ioe = get_exception()
+        except IOError as ioe:
             self.fail(msg="Error: Exception making RPC call to " +
                           "https://" + self.company + "." + self.lm_url +
                           "/rpc/" + action + "\nException" + str(ioe))
@@ -633,8 +635,7 @@ class LogicMonitor(object):
                 "https://" + self.company + "." + self.lm_url +
                 "/do/" + action + "?" + param_str)
             return f.read()
-        except IOError:
-            ioe = get_exception()
+        except IOError as ioe:
             self.fail(msg="Error: Exception making RPC call to " +
                           "https://" + self.company + "." + self.lm_url +
                           "/do/" + action + "\nException" + str(ioe))
@@ -2171,7 +2172,7 @@ def main():
             duration=dict(required=False, default=30),
             properties=dict(required=False, default={}, type="dict"),
             groups=dict(required=False, default=[], type="list"),
-            alertenable=dict(required=False, default="true", choices=BOOLEANS)
+            alertenable=dict(required=False, default="true", type="bool")
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
@@ -2182,10 +2183,5 @@ def main():
     selector(module)
 
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bond.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bond.py
index ba919b4655..c7fc5c987d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bond.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bond.py
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ msg:
     sample: "interface bond0 config updated"
 '''
 
+import os
+import re
+import tempfile
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 # handy helper for calling system calls.
 # calls AnsibleModule.run_command and prints a more appropriate message
@@ -437,9 +443,9 @@ def main():
             virtual_mac=dict(type='str'),
             vids=dict(type='list'),
             pvid=dict(type='str'),
-            mstpctl_portnetwork=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            mstpctl_portadminedge=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            mstpctl_bpduguard=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
+            mstpctl_portnetwork=dict(type='bool'),
+            mstpctl_portadminedge=dict(type='bool'),
+            mstpctl_bpduguard=dict(type='bool'),
             clag_id=dict(type='str'),
             min_links=dict(type='int', default=1),
             mode=dict(type='str', default='802.3ad'),
@@ -484,11 +490,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(changed=_changed, msg=_msg)
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-import tempfile
-import os
-import re
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bridge.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bridge.py
index 516c4e1093..066adf1af9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bridge.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_bridge.py
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ msg:
     sample: "interface bond0 config updated"
 '''
 
+import os
+import re
+import tempfile
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 # handy helper for calling system calls.
 # calls AnsibleModule.run_command and prints a more appropriate message
@@ -373,8 +379,8 @@ def main():
             vids=dict(type='list'),
             pvid=dict(type='str'),
             mstpctl_treeprio=dict(type='str'),
-            vlan_aware=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            stp=dict(type='bool', default='yes', choices=BOOLEANS),
+            vlan_aware=dict(type='bool'),
+            stp=dict(type='bool', default='yes'),
             location=dict(type='str',
                           default='/etc/network/interfaces.d')
         ),
@@ -410,11 +416,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(changed=_changed, msg=_msg)
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-import tempfile
-import os
-import re
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_img_install.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_img_install.py
index 7791a0549a..6ac582e97f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_img_install.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_img_install.py
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ msg:
     sample: "interface bond0 config updated"
 '''
 
+import re
+from urlparse import urlparse
+
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, platform
+# incompatible with ansible 1.4.4 - ubuntu 12.04 version
+# from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
+
 
 def check_url(module, url):
     parsed_url = urlparse(url)
@@ -124,8 +132,7 @@ def check_url(module, url):
 def run_cl_cmd(module, cmd, check_rc=True):
     try:
         (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=check_rc)
-    except Exception:
-        e = get_exception()
+    except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=e.strerror)
     # trim last line as it is always empty
     ret = out.splitlines()
@@ -301,7 +308,7 @@ def main():
         argument_spec=dict(
             src=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             version=dict(type='str'),
-            switch_slot=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS, default=False),
+            switch_slot=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         ),
     )
 
@@ -315,12 +322,5 @@ def main():
     install_img(module)
 
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-# incompatible with ansible 1.4.4 - ubuntu 12.04 version
-# from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
-from urlparse import urlparse
-import re
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_interface.py
index a157472700..02a033c972 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_interface.py
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ msg:
     sample: "interface bond0 config updated"
 '''
 
+import os
+import platform
+import re
+import tempfile
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 # handy helper for calling system calls.
 # calls AnsibleModule.run_command and prints a more appropriate message
@@ -401,10 +408,10 @@ def main():
             virtual_mac=dict(type='str'),
             vids=dict(type='list'),
             pvid=dict(type='str'),
-            mstpctl_portnetwork=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            mstpctl_portadminedge=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            mstpctl_bpduguard=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
-            clagd_enable=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
+            mstpctl_portnetwork=dict(type='bool'),
+            mstpctl_portadminedge=dict(type='bool'),
+            mstpctl_bpduguard=dict(type='bool'),
+            clagd_enable=dict(type='bool'),
             clagd_priority=dict(type='str'),
             clagd_peer_ip=dict(type='str'),
             clagd_sys_mac=dict(type='str'),
@@ -446,10 +453,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(changed=_changed, msg=_msg)
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-import tempfile
-import os
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_license.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_license.py
index d1def5128c..48956b34fc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_license.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/cumulus/_cl_license.py
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ msg:
     sample: "interface bond0 config updated"
 '''
 
+# import module snippets
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 CL_LICENSE_PATH='/usr/cumulus/bin/cl-license'
 
 def install_license(module):
@@ -121,8 +124,7 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             src=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            force=dict(type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS,
-                default=False)
+            force=dict(type='bool', default=False)
         ),
     )
 
@@ -142,9 +144,5 @@ def main():
     module.exit_json(changed=module.changed, msg=module.msg)
 
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-# from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
index 240bdc93d8..444dd49b1d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
     iteritems,
     defaultdict
 )
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS
 
 
 class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_gtm_datacenter.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_gtm_datacenter.py
index 08f69cbdfb..71b2a356e7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_gtm_datacenter.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_gtm_datacenter.py
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_F5SDK = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import F5ModuleError, f5_argument_spec
+
 
 class BigIpGtmDatacenter(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ def main():
     meta_args = dict(
         contact=dict(required=False, default=None),
         description=dict(required=False, default=None),
-        enabled=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=None, choices=BOOLEANS),
+        enabled=dict(required=False, type='bool', default=None),
         location=dict(required=False, default=None),
         name=dict(required=True)
     )
@@ -365,9 +369,6 @@ def main():
     except F5ModuleError as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
-from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_iapp_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_iapp_template.py
index 7027ff507a..27e9a52f4b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_iapp_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_iapp_template.py
@@ -118,7 +118,15 @@ RETURN = '''
 import re
 import uuid
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS
+try:
+    from StringIO import StringIO
+except ImportError:
+    from io import StringIO
+
+from f5.utils.iapp_parser import (
+    NonextantTemplateNameException
+)
+
 from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
     AnsibleF5Client,
     AnsibleF5Parameters,
@@ -128,14 +136,6 @@ from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
     defaultdict,
     iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
 )
-from f5.utils.iapp_parser import (
-    NonextantTemplateNameException
-)
-
-try:
-    from StringIO import StringIO
-except ImportError:
-    from io import StringIO
 
 
 class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ class ArgumentSpec(object):
                 choices=['present', 'absent']
             ),
             force=dict(
-                choices=BOOLEANS,
                 type='bool'
             ),
             content=dict()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_snat_pool.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_snat_pool.py
index 0c4c17596a..d11072ebe9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_snat_pool.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_snat_pool.py
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_NETADDR = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import F5ModuleError, f5_argument_spec
+
 
 class BigIpSnatPoolManager(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -363,7 +367,6 @@ class BigIpSnatPoolModuleConfig(object):
             append=dict(
                 default=False,
                 type='bool',
-                choices=BOOLEANS
             ),
             name=dict(required=True),
             members=dict(
@@ -410,9 +413,6 @@ def main():
     except F5ModuleError as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict
-from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_virtual_address.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_virtual_address.py
index 48dd932e87..c4fe3055b6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_virtual_address.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_virtual_address.py
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_NETADDR = False
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS_TRUE
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import BOOLEANS_FALSE
 from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
     AnsibleF5Client,
     AnsibleF5Parameters,
@@ -205,6 +203,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import (
     F5ModuleError,
     iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
 )
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_FALSE, BOOLEANS_TRUE
 
 
 class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/illumos/dladm_linkprop.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/illumos/dladm_linkprop.py
index b50d5d791e..5bd3a159ec 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/illumos/dladm_linkprop.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/illumos/dladm_linkprop.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def main():
             link=dict(required=True, default=None, type='str', aliases=['nic', 'interface']),
             property=dict(required=True, type='str', aliases=['name']),
             value=dict(required=False, type='str'),
-            temporary=dict(default=False, type='bool', choices=BOOLEANS),
+            temporary=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             state=dict(
                 default='present', choices=['absent', 'present', 'reset']),
         ),
@@ -298,6 +298,5 @@ def main():
     module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/gconftool2.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/gconftool2.py
index 7efd7c5468..8d8a232eb7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/gconftool2.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/gconftool2.py
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ RETURN = '''
 ...
 '''
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, BOOLEANS_TRUE
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 class GConf2Preference(object):
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ class GConf2Preference(object):
             else:
                 changed = True
 
-        except OSError:
-            exception = get_exception()
+        except OSError as exception:
             self.ansible.fail_json(msg='gconftool-2 failed with exception: '
                                        '%s' % exception)
         return changed, out.rstrip()
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ def main():
 
     state_values = {"present": "set", "absent": "unset", "get": "get"}
 
-    direct = False
     # Assign module values to dictionary values
     key = module.params['key']
     value_type = module.params['value_type']
@@ -205,8 +202,7 @@ def main():
         value = module.params['value']
 
     state = state_values[module.params['state']]
-    if module.params['direct'] in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
-        direct = True
+    direct = module.params['direct']
     config_source = module.params['config_source']
 
     # Initialize some variables for later
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
index e2a88c89f2..78fe8572c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import os
 import tempfile
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_platform, get_exception, AnsibleModule, BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_platform, AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_FALSE, BOOLEANS_TRUE
 
 
 class SysctlModule(object):
@@ -309,8 +311,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
                 f = open(self.sysctl_file, "r")
                 lines = f.readlines()
                 f.close()
-            except IOError:
-                e = get_exception()
+            except IOError as e:
                 self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to open %s: %s" % (self.sysctl_file, str(e)))
 
         for line in lines:
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
                 self.fixed_lines.append(line)
                 continue
             tmpline = line.strip()
-            k, v = line.split('=',1)
+            k, v = tmpline.split('=',1)
             k = k.strip()
             v = v.strip()
             if k not in checked:
@@ -360,8 +361,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
         try:
             for l in self.fixed_lines:
                 f.write(l.strip() + "\n")
-        except IOError:
-            e = get_exception()
+        except IOError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to write to file %s: %s" % (tmp_path, str(e)))
         f.flush()
         f.close()