Release 9.2.0 commit (#8640 )

[PR #8634/a78f7b1e backport][stable-9] #8572 - Updated docs to include pip >= 20.3b1 requirement (#8637 )
#8572 - Updated docs to include pip >= 20.3b1 requirement (#8634) * #8572 - Updated docs to include pip >= 20.3b1 requirement * Update plugins/modules/pip_package_info.py Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de> --------- Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de> (cherry picked from commit a78f7b1e6a) Co-authored-by: Daniel Poggenpohl <danowar2k@googlemail.com>
2026-04-30 10:26:52 +00:00 · 2024-07-15 08:11:49 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 22:29:06 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 14:22:48 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 14:11:01 +02:00 · 2024-07-14 12:17:49 +02:00
1098 changed files with 48571 additions and 69310 deletions
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ schedules:
    always: true
    branches:
      include:
-        - stable-10
        - stable-9
+        - stable-8
  - cron: 0 11 * * 0
    displayName: Weekly (old stable branches)
    always: true
    branches:
      include:
-        - stable-8
+        - stable-7

 variables:
  - name: checkoutPath
    value: ansible_collections/community/general
  - name: coverageBranches
    value: main
+  - name: pipelinesCoverage
+    value: coverage
  - name: entryPoint
    value: tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
  - name: fetchDepth
@@ -71,19 +73,6 @@ stages:
            - test: 3
            - test: 4
            - test: extra
-  - stage: Sanity_2_18
-    displayName: Sanity 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Test {0}
-          testFormat: 2.18/sanity/{0}
-          targets:
-            - test: 1
-            - test: 2
-            - test: 3
-            - test: 4
  - stage: Sanity_2_17
    displayName: Sanity 2.17
    dependsOn: []
@@ -110,6 +99,19 @@ stages:
            - test: 2
            - test: 3
            - test: 4
+  - stage: Sanity_2_15
+    displayName: Sanity 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Test {0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/sanity/{0}
+          targets:
+            - test: 1
+            - test: 2
+            - test: 3
+            - test: 4
 ### Units
  - stage: Units_devel
    displayName: Units devel
@@ -126,17 +128,6 @@ stages:
            - test: '3.11'
            - test: '3.12'
            - test: '3.13'
-  - stage: Units_2_18
-    displayName: Units 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: Python {0}
-          testFormat: 2.18/units/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - test: 3.8
-            - test: "3.13"
  - stage: Units_2_17
    displayName: Units 2.17
    dependsOn: []
@@ -160,6 +151,17 @@ stages:
            - test: 2.7
            - test: 3.6
            - test: "3.11"
+  - stage: Units_2_15
+    displayName: Units 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/units/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: 3.5
+            - test: "3.10"

 ## Remote
  - stage: Remote_devel_extra_vms
@@ -170,10 +172,10 @@ stages:
        parameters:
          testFormat: devel/{0}
          targets:
-            - name: Alpine 3.21
-              test: alpine/3.21
-            # - name: Fedora 41
-            #   test: fedora/41
+            - name: Alpine 3.20
+              test: alpine/3.20
+            # - name: Fedora 40
+            #   test: fedora/40
            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
              test: ubuntu/22.04
            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
@@ -190,24 +192,6 @@ stages:
          targets:
            - name: macOS 14.3
              test: macos/14.3
-            - name: RHEL 9.5
-              test: rhel/9.5
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.2
-              test: freebsd/14.2
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.4
-              test: freebsd/13.4
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Remote_2_18
-    displayName: Remote 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.18/{0}
-          targets:
            - name: RHEL 9.4
              test: rhel/9.4
            - name: FreeBSD 14.1
@@ -248,14 +232,34 @@ stages:
              test: rhel/9.2
            - name: RHEL 8.8
              test: rhel/8.8
-            - name: RHEL 7.9
-              test: rhel/7.9
            # - name: FreeBSD 13.2
            #   test: freebsd/13.2
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3
+  - stage: Remote_2_15
+    displayName: Remote 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.15/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: RHEL 9.1
+              test: rhel/9.1
+            - name: RHEL 8.7
+              test: rhel/8.7
+            - name: RHEL 7.9
+              test: rhel/7.9
+            # - name: FreeBSD 13.1
+            #   test: freebsd/13.1
+            # - name: FreeBSD 12.4
+            #   test: freebsd/12.4
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+            - 3

 ### Docker
  - stage: Docker_devel
@@ -265,31 +269,13 @@ stages:
      - template: templates/matrix.yml
        parameters:
          testFormat: devel/linux/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 41
-              test: fedora41
-            - name: Alpine 3.21
-              test: alpine321
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
-          groups:
-            - 1
-            - 2
-            - 3
-  - stage: Docker_2_18
-    displayName: Docker 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.18/linux/{0}
          targets:
            - name: Fedora 40
              test: fedora40
            - name: Alpine 3.20
              test: alpine320
+            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
+              test: ubuntu2204
            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
              test: ubuntu2404
          groups:
@@ -328,6 +314,20 @@ stages:
              test: opensuse15
            - name: Alpine 3
              test: alpine3
+          groups:
+            - 1
+            - 2
+            - 3
+  - stage: Docker_2_15
+    displayName: Docker 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.15/linux/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Fedora 37
+              test: fedora37
            - name: CentOS 7
              test: centos7
          groups:
@@ -349,86 +349,84 @@ stages:
            - name: Debian Bookworm
              test: debian-bookworm/3.11
            - name: ArchLinux
-              test: archlinux/3.13
+              test: archlinux/3.12
          groups:
            - 1
            - 2
            - 3

 ### Generic
-# Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
-#  - stage: Generic_devel
-#    displayName: Generic devel
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.8'
-#            - test: '3.11'
-#            - test: '3.13'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_18
-#    displayName: Generic 2.18
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.18/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.8'
-#            - test: '3.13'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_17
-#    displayName: Generic 2.17
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.17/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '3.7'
-#            - test: '3.12'
-#  - stage: Generic_2_16
-#    displayName: Generic 2.16
-#    dependsOn: []
-#    jobs:
-#      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-#        parameters:
-#          nameFormat: Python {0}
-#          testFormat: 2.16/generic/{0}/1
-#          targets:
-#            - test: '2.7'
-#            - test: '3.6'
-#            - test: '3.11'
+  - stage: Generic_devel
+    displayName: Generic devel
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: devel/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.8'
+            - test: '3.11'
+            - test: '3.13'
+  - stage: Generic_2_17
+    displayName: Generic 2.17
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.17/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.7'
+            - test: '3.12'
+  - stage: Generic_2_16
+    displayName: Generic 2.16
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.16/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '2.7'
+            - test: '3.6'
+            - test: '3.11'
+  - stage: Generic_2_15
+    displayName: Generic 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: Python {0}
+          testFormat: 2.15/generic/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - test: '3.9'

  - stage: Summary
    condition: succeededOrFailed()
    dependsOn:
      - Sanity_devel
-      - Sanity_2_18
      - Sanity_2_17
      - Sanity_2_16
+      - Sanity_2_15
      - Units_devel
-      - Units_2_18
      - Units_2_17
      - Units_2_16
+      - Units_2_15
      - Remote_devel_extra_vms
      - Remote_devel
-      - Remote_2_18
      - Remote_2_17
      - Remote_2_16
+      - Remote_2_15
      - Docker_devel
-      - Docker_2_18
      - Docker_2_17
      - Docker_2_16
+      - Docker_2_15
      - Docker_community_devel
 # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
 #      - Generic_devel
-#      - Generic_2_18
 #      - Generic_2_17
 #      - Generic_2_16
+#      - Generic_2_15
    jobs:
      - template: templates/coverage.yml
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/coverage.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/coverage.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ jobs:
      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/report-coverage.sh
        displayName: Generate Coverage Report
        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
+      - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
+        inputs:
+          codeCoverageTool: Cobertura
+          # Azure Pipelines only accepts a single coverage data file.
+          # That means only Python or PowerShell coverage can be uploaded, but not both.
+          # Set the "pipelinesCoverage" variable to determine which type is uploaded.
+          # Use "coverage" for Python and "coverage-powershell" for PowerShell.
+          summaryFileLocation: "$(outputPath)/reports/$(pipelinesCoverage).xml"
+        displayName: Publish to Azure Pipelines
+        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
      - bash: .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py "$(outputPath)"
        displayName: Publish to codecov.io
        condition: gt(variables.coverageFileCount, 0)
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ files:
  $callbacks/elastic.py:
    keywords: apm observability
    maintainers: v1v
+  $callbacks/hipchat.py: {}
  $callbacks/jabber.py: {}
  $callbacks/log_plays.py: {}
  $callbacks/loganalytics.py:
@@ -111,9 +112,6 @@ files:
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-  $connections/proxmox_pct_remote.py:
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  $connections/saltstack.py:
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    maintainers: tonyseek
  $modules/bigpanda.py:
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  team_ipa: Akasurde Nosmoht justchris1
  team_jboss: Wolfant jairojunior wbrefvem
-  team_keycloak: eikef ndclt mattock thomasbach-dev
+  team_keycloak: eikef ndclt mattock
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+  team_rhn: FlossWare alikins barnabycourt vritant
  team_rhsm: cnsnyder ptoscano
  team_scaleway: remyleone abarbare
  team_solaris: bcoca fishman jasperla jpdasma mator scathatheworm troy2914 xen0l
-  team_suse: commel evrardjp lrupp AnderEnder alxgu andytom sealor
+  team_suse: commel evrardjp lrupp toabctl AnderEnder alxgu andytom sealor
  team_virt: joshainglis karmab Thulium-Drake Ajpantuso
  team_wdc: mikemoerk
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        ansible:
-          - '2.15'
+          - '2.13'
+          - '2.14'
    # Ansible-test on various stable branches does not yet work well with cgroups v2.
    # Since ubuntu-latest now uses Ubuntu 22.04, we need to fall back to the ubuntu-20.04
    # image for these stable branches. The list of branches where this is necessary will
@@ -65,12 +66,16 @@ jobs:
        exclude:
          - ansible: ''
        include:
-          - ansible: '2.15'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
            python: '2.7'
-          - ansible: '2.15'
-            python: '3.5'
-          - ansible: '2.15'
-            python: '3.10'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '3.8'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '2.7'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            python: '3.8'
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            python: '3.9'

    steps:
      - name: >-
@@ -111,29 +116,54 @@ jobs:
        exclude:
          - ansible: ''
        include:
-          # 2.15
-          - ansible: '2.15'
+          # 2.13
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: fedora35
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/1/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/2/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
+            docker: opensuse15py2
+            python: ''
+            target: azp/posix/3/
+          - ansible: '2.13'
            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.15'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.15'
+          - ansible: '2.13'
            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/3/
-          - ansible: '2.15'
-            docker: fedora37
+          # 2.14
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/1/
-          - ansible: '2.15'
-            docker: fedora37
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/2/
-          - ansible: '2.15'
-            docker: fedora37
+          - ansible: '2.14'
+            docker: alpine3
            python: ''
            target: azp/posix/3/
          # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
@@ -141,14 +171,11 @@ jobs:
          #   docker: default
          #   python: '3.9'
          #   target: azp/generic/1/
+          # Right now all generic tests are disabled. Uncomment when at least one of them is re-enabled.
          # - ansible: '2.14'
          #   docker: default
          #   python: '3.10'
          #   target: azp/generic/1/
-          # - ansible: '2.15'
-          #   docker: default
-          #   python: '3.9'
-          #   target: azp/generic/1/

    steps:
      - name: >-
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ jobs:
    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false

    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ name: Verify REUSE

 on:
  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
-  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - stable-*
+    branches: [main]
  # Run CI once per day (at 07:30 UTC)
  schedule:
    - cron: '30 7 * * *'
@@ -28,8 +24,7 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}

      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ cd ~/dev/ansible_collections/community/general

 Then you can run `ansible-test` (which is a part of [ansible-core](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core/)) inside the checkout. The following example commands expect that you have installed Docker or Podman. Note that Podman has only been supported by more recent ansible-core releases. If you are using Docker, the following will work with Ansible 2.9+.

-### Sanity tests
-
 The following commands show how to run sanity tests:

 ```.bash
@@ -68,8 +66,6 @@ ansible-test sanity --docker -v
 ansible-test sanity --docker -v plugins/modules/system/pids.py tests/integration/targets/pids/
 ```

-### Unit tests
-
 The following commands show how to run unit tests:

 ```.bash
@@ -83,32 +79,13 @@ ansible-test units --docker -v --python 3.8
 ansible-test units --docker -v --python 3.8 tests/unit/plugins/modules/net_tools/test_nmcli.py
 ```

-### Integration tests
-
 The following commands show how to run integration tests:

-#### In Docker
-
-Integration tests on Docker have the following parameters:
- `image_name` (required): The name of the Docker image. To get the list of supported Docker images, run
-  `ansible-test integration --help` and look for _target docker images_.
- `test_name` (optional): The name of the integration test.  
-  For modules, this equals the short name of the module; for example, `pacman` in case of `community.general.pacman`.  
-  For plugins, the plugin type is added before the plugin's short name, for example `callback_yaml` for the `community.general.yaml` callback.
 ```.bash
-# Test all plugins/modules on fedora40
-ansible-test integration -v --docker fedora40
+# Run integration tests for the interfaces_files module in a Docker container using the
+# fedora35 operating system image (the supported images depend on your ansible-core version):
+ansible-test integration --docker fedora35 -v interfaces_file

-# Template
-ansible-test integration -v --docker image_name test_name
-
-# Example community.general.ini_file module on fedora40 Docker image:
-ansible-test integration -v --docker fedora40 ini_file
-```
-
-#### Without isolation
-
-```.bash
 # Run integration tests for the flattened lookup **without any isolation**:
 ansible-test integration -v lookup_flattened
 ```
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Community General Collection

-[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-brightgreen.svg)](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/)
-[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-10)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
-[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions/workflows/ansible-test.yml/badge.svg?branch=stable-10)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=stable-9)](https://dev.azure.com/ansible/community.general/_build?definitionId=31)
+[![EOL CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/workflows/EOL%20CI/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/actions)
 [![Codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/ansible-collections/community.general)](https://codecov.io/gh/ansible-collections/community.general)
 [![REUSE status](https://api.reuse.software/badge/github.com/ansible-collections/community.general)](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/ansible-collections/community.general)

@@ -24,21 +23,9 @@ We follow [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/comm

 If you encounter abusive behavior violating the [Ansible Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html), please refer to the [policy violations](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html#policy-violations) section of the Code of Conduct for information on how to raise a complaint.

-## Communication
-
-* Join the Ansible forum:
-  * [Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6): get help or help others. This is for questions about modules or plugins in the collection. Please add appropriate tags if you start new discussions.
-  * [Tag `community-general`](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/community-general): discuss the *collection itself*, instead of specific modules or plugins.
-  * [Social Spaces](https://forum.ansible.com/c/chat/4): gather and interact with fellow enthusiasts.
-  * [News & Announcements](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/5): track project-wide announcements including social events.
-
-* The Ansible [Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn): used to announce releases and important changes.
-
-For more information about communication, see the [Ansible communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
-
 ## Tested with Ansible

-Tested with the current ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16, ansible-core 2.17, ansible-core 2.18 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.15.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.
+Tested with the current ansible-core 2.13, ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15, ansible-core 2.16, ansible-core 2.17 releases and the current development version of ansible-core. Ansible-core versions before 2.13.0 are not supported. This includes all ansible-base 2.10 and Ansible 2.9 releases.

 ## External requirements

@@ -111,13 +98,25 @@ It is necessary for maintainers of this collection to be subscribed to:

 They also should be subscribed to Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn).

+## Communication
+
+We announce important development changes and releases through Ansible's [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://eepurl.com/gZmiEP). If you are a collection developer, be sure you are subscribed.
+
+Join us in the `#ansible` (general use questions and support), `#ansible-community` (community and collection development questions), and other [IRC channels](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#irc-channels) on [Libera.chat](https://libera.chat).
+
+We take part in the global quarterly [Ansible Contributor Summit](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/Contributor-Summit) virtually or in-person. Track [The Bullhorn newsletter](https://eepurl.com/gZmiEP) and join us.
+
+For more information about communities, meetings and agendas see [Community Wiki](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/Community).
+
+For more information about communication, refer to Ansible's the [Communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
+
 ## Publishing New Version

 See the [Releasing guidelines](https://github.com/ansible/community-docs/blob/main/releasing_collections.rst) to learn how to release this collection.

 ## Release notes

-See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/CHANGELOG.md).
+See the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/CHANGELOG.md).

 ## Roadmap

@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ See [this issue](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues

 This collection is primarily licensed and distributed as a whole under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

-See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/COPYING) for the full text.
+See [LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/COPYING) for the full text.

-Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt).
+Parts of the collection are licensed under the [BSD 2-Clause license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause.txt), the [MIT license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/MIT.txt), and the [PSF 2.0 license](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/LICENSES/PSF-2.0.txt).

 All files have a machine readable `SDPX-License-Identifier:` comment denoting its respective license(s) or an equivalent entry in an accompanying `.license` file. Only changelog fragments (which will not be part of a release) are covered by a blanket statement in `.reuse/dep5`. This conforms to the [REUSE specification](https://reuse.software/spec/).
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
--- a/docs/docsite/extra-docs.yml
+++ b/docs/docsite/extra-docs.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ sections:
      - guide_deps
      - guide_vardict
      - guide_cmdrunner
-      - guide_modulehelper
-      - guide_uthelper
--- a/docs/docsite/links.yml
+++ b/docs/docsite/links.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ edit_on_github:
  path_prefix: ''

 extra_links:
-  - description: Ask for help
-    url: https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6/none
  - description: Submit a bug report
    url: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug_report.yml
  - description: Request a feature
@@ -24,10 +22,10 @@ communication:
    - topic: General usage and support questions
      network: Libera
      channel: '#ansible'
+  mailing_lists:
+    - topic: Ansible Project List
+      url: https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-project
  forums:
-    - topic: "Ansible Forum: General usage and support questions"
+    - topic: Ansible Forum
      # The following URL directly points to the "Get Help" section
      url: https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6/none
-    - topic: "Ansible Forum: Discussions about the collection itself, not for specific modules or plugins"
-      # The following URL directly points to the "community-general" tag
-      url: https://forum.ansible.com/tag/community-general
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_abstract_informations_lists_helper.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ All three statements are equivalent and give:

 .. note:: Be aware that in most cases, filter calls without any argument require ``flatten=true``, otherwise the input is returned as result. The reason for this is, that the input is considered as a variable argument and is wrapped by an additional outer list. ``flatten=true`` ensures that this list is removed before the input is processed by the filter logic.

-The filters :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_difference#filter` or :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_symmetric_difference#filter` can be used in the same way as the filters in the examples above. They calculate the difference or the symmetric difference between two or more lists and preserve the item order.
+The filters ansplugin:`community.general.lists_difference#filter` or :ansplugin:`community.general.lists_symmetric_difference#filter` can be used in the same way as the filters in the examples above. They calculate the difference or the symmetric difference between two or more lists and preserve the item order.

 For example, the symmetric difference of ``A``, ``B`` and ``C`` may be written as:

--- a/docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_selecting_json_data.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/filter_guide_selecting_json_data.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ To get a hash map with all ports and names of a cluster:
        var: item
      loop: "{{ domain_definition | community.general.json_query(server_name_cluster1_query) }}"
      vars:
-        server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster1'].{name: name, port: port}"
+        server_name_cluster1_query: "domain.server[?cluster=='cluster2'].{name: name, port: port}"

 To extract ports from all clusters with name starting with 'server1':

--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_cmdrunner.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_cmdrunner.rst
@@ -68,27 +68,20 @@ This is meant to be done once, then every time you need to execute the command y
        with runner("version") as ctx:
            dummy, stdout, dummy = ctx.run()

-        # passes arg 'data' to AnsibleModule.run_command()
-        with runner("type name", data=stdin_data) as ctx:
-            dummy, stdout, dummy = ctx.run()
-
        # Another way of expressing it
        dummy, stdout, dummy = runner("version").run()

-Note that you can pass values for the arguments when calling ``run()``, otherwise ``CmdRunner``
-uses the module options with the exact same names to provide values for the runner arguments.
-If no value is passed and no module option is found for the name specified, then an exception is raised, unless
-the argument is using ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed`` as format function like the ``version`` in the example above.
-See more about it below.
+Note that you can pass values for the arguments when calling ``run()``,
+otherwise ``CmdRunner`` uses the module options with the exact same names to
+provide values for the runner arguments. If no value is passed and no module option
+is found for the name specified, then an exception is raised, unless the
+argument is using ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed`` as format function like the
+``version`` in the example above. See more about it below.

 In the first example, values of ``type``, ``force``, ``no_deps`` and others
 are taken straight from the module, whilst ``galaxy_cmd`` and ``upgrade`` are
 passed explicitly.

-.. note::
-
-    It is not possible to automatically retrieve values of suboptions.
-
 That generates a resulting command line similar to (example taken from the
 output of an integration test):

@@ -117,7 +110,7 @@ into something formatted for the command line.
 Argument format function
 """"""""""""""""""""""""

-An ``arg_format`` function is defined in the form similar to:
+An ``arg_format`` function should be of the form:

 .. code-block:: python

@@ -162,7 +155,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_list()``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +----------------------+---------------------+
        | Value                | Outcome             |
        +======================+=====================+
@@ -174,11 +167,12 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for
 - ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool()``
    This method receives two different parameters: ``args_true`` and ``args_false``, latter being optional.
    If the boolean evaluation of ``value`` is ``True``, the format function returns ``args_true``.
-    If the boolean evaluation is ``False``, then the function returns ``args_false`` if it was provided, or ``[]`` otherwise.
+    If the boolean evaluation is ``False``, then the function returns ``args_false``
+    if it was provided, or ``[]`` otherwise.

-    - Creation (one arg):
+    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--force")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +------------+--------------------+
        | Value      | Outcome            |
        +============+====================+
@@ -186,30 +180,6 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for
        +------------+--------------------+
        | ``False``  | ``[]``             |
        +------------+--------------------+
-    - Creation (two args, ``None`` treated as ``False``):
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--relax", "--dont-do-it")``
-    - Examples:
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        | Value      | Outcome              |
-        +============+======================+
-        | ``True``   | ``["--relax"]``      |
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        | ``False``  | ``["--dont-do-it"]`` |
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        |            | ``["--dont-do-it"]`` |
-        +------------+----------------------+
-    - Creation (two args, ``None`` is ignored):
-        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--relax", "--dont-do-it", ignore_none=True)``
-    - Examples:
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        | Value      | Outcome              |
-        +============+======================+
-        | ``True``   | ``["--relax"]``      |
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        | ``False``  | ``["--dont-do-it"]`` |
-        +------------+----------------------+
-        |            | ``[]``               |
-        +------------+----------------------+

 - ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool_not()``
    This method receives one parameter, which is returned by the function when the boolean evaluation
@@ -217,7 +187,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool_not("--no-deps")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +-------------+---------------------+
        | Value       | Outcome             |
        +=============+=====================+
@@ -232,7 +202,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_optval("-i")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +---------------+---------------------+
        | Value         | Outcome             |
        +===============+=====================+
@@ -246,7 +216,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val("--name")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +--------------+--------------------------+
        | Value        | Outcome                  |
        +==============+==========================+
@@ -259,7 +229,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_eq_val("--num-cpus")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +------------+-------------------------+
        | Value      | Outcome                 |
        +============+=========================+
@@ -273,7 +243,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_fixed("--version")``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +---------+-----------------------+
        | Value   | Outcome               |
        +=========+=======================+
@@ -295,7 +265,7 @@ In these descriptions ``value`` refers to the single parameter passed to the for

    - Creation:
        ``cmd_runner_fmt.as_map(dict(a=1, b=2, c=3), default=42)``
-    - Examples:
+    - Example:
        +---------------------+---------------+
        | Value               | Outcome       |
        +=====================+===============+
@@ -389,8 +359,6 @@ Settings that can be passed to the ``CmdRunner`` constructor are:
    Command to be executed. It can be a single string, the executable name, or a list
    of strings containing the executable name as the first element and, optionally, fixed parameters.
    Those parameters are used in all executions of the runner.
-    The *executable* pointed by this parameter (whether itself when ``str`` or its first element when ``list``) is
-    processed using ``AnsibleModule.get_bin_path()`` *unless* it is an absolute path or contains the character ``/``.
 - ``arg_formats: dict``
    Mapping of argument names to formatting functions.
 - ``default_args_order: str``
@@ -426,10 +394,6 @@ When creating a context, the additional settings that can be passed to the call
    Defaults to ``False``.
 - ``check_mode_return: any``
    If ``check_mode_skip=True``, then return this value instead.
- valid named arguments to ``AnsibleModule.run_command()``
-    Other than ``args``, any valid argument to ``run_command()`` can be passed when setting up the run context.
-    For example, ``data`` can be used to send information to the command's standard input.
-    Or ``cwd`` can be used to run the command inside a specific working directory.

 Additionally, any other valid parameters for ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` may be passed, but unexpected behavior
 might occur if redefining options already present in the runner or its context creation. Use with caution.
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_modulehelper.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_modulehelper.rst
@@ -1,552 +0,0 @@
-..
-  Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-  GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper:
-
-Module Helper guide
-===================
-
-
-Introduction
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Writing a module for Ansible is largely described in existing documentation.
-However, a good part of that is boilerplate code that needs to be repeated every single time.
-That is where ``ModuleHelper`` comes to assistance: a lot of that boilerplate code is done.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart:
-
-Quickstart
-""""""""""
-
-See the `example from Ansible documentation <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.html#creating-a-module>`_
-written with ``ModuleHelper``.
-But bear in mind that it does not showcase all of MH's features:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
-
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        module = dict(
-            argument_spec=dict(
-                name=dict(type='str', required=True),
-                new=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=False),
-            ),
-            supports_check_mode=True,
-        )
-        use_old_vardict = False
-
-        def __run__(self):
-            self.vars.original_message = ''
-            self.vars.message = ''
-            if self.check_mode:
-                return
-            self.vars.original_message = self.vars.name
-            self.vars.message = 'goodbye'
-            self.changed = self.vars['new']
-            if self.vars.name == "fail me":
-                self.do_raise("You requested this to fail")
-
-
-    def main():
-        MyTest.execute()
-
-
-    if __name__ == '__main__':
-        main()
-
-
-Module Helper
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Introduction
-""""""""""""
-
-``ModuleHelper`` is a wrapper around the standard ``AnsibleModule``, providing extra features and conveniences.
-The basic structure of a module using ``ModuleHelper`` is as shown in the
-:ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart`
-section above, but there are more elements that will take part in it.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        output_params = ()
-        change_params = ()
-        diff_params = ()
-        facts_name = None
-        facts_params = ()
-        use_old_vardict = True
-        mute_vardict_deprecation = False
-        module = dict(
-            argument_spec=dict(...),
-            # ...
-        )
-
-After importing the ``ModuleHelper`` class, you need to declare your own class extending it.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    There is a variation called ``StateModuleHelper``, which builds on top of the features provided by MH.
-    See :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.statemh` below for more details.
-
-The easiest way of specifying the module is to create the class variable ``module`` with a dictionary
-containing the exact arguments that would be passed as parameters to ``AnsibleModule``.
-If you prefer to create the ``AnsibleModule`` object yourself, just assign it to the ``module`` class variable.
-MH also accepts a parameter ``module`` in its constructor, if that parameter is used used,
-then it will override the class variable. The parameter can either be ``dict`` or ``AnsibleModule`` as well.
-
-Beyond the definition of the module, there are other variables that can be used to control aspects
-of MH's behavior. These variables should be set at the very beginning of the class, and their semantics are
-explained through this document.
-
-The main logic of MH happens in the ``ModuleHelper.run()`` method, which looks like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    @module_fails_on_exception
-    def run(self):
-        self.__init_module__()
-        self.__run__()
-        self.__quit_module__()
-        output = self.output
-        if 'failed' not in output:
-            output['failed'] = False
-        self.module.exit_json(changed=self.has_changed(), **output)
-
-The method ``ModuleHelper.__run__()`` must be implemented by the module and most
-modules will be able to perform their actions implementing only that MH method.
-However, in some cases, you might want to execute actions before or after the main tasks, in which cases
-you should implement ``ModuleHelper.__init_module__()`` and ``ModuleHelper.__quit_module__()`` respectively.
-
-Note that the output comes from ``self.output``, which is a ``@property`` method.
-By default, that property will collect all the variables that are marked for output and return them in a dictionary with their values.
-Moreover, the default ``self.output`` will also handle Ansible ``facts`` and *diff mode*.
-Also note the changed status comes from ``self.has_changed()``, which is usually calculated from variables that are marked
-to track changes in their content.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    More details in sections
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.paramvaroutput` and
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes` below.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about the decorator
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.modulefailsdeco` below.
-
-
-Another way to write the example from the
-:ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.quickstart`
-would be:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.vars.original_message = ''
-            self.vars.message = ''
-
-        def __run__(self):
-            if self.check_mode:
-                return
-            self.vars.original_message = self.vars.name
-            self.vars.message = 'goodbye'
-            self.changed = self.vars['new']
-
-        def __quit_module__(self):
-            if self.vars.name == "fail me":
-                self.do_raise("You requested this to fail")
-
-Notice that there are no calls to ``module.exit_json()`` nor ``module.fail_json()``: if the module fails, raise an exception.
-You can use the convenience method ``self.do_raise()`` or raise the exception as usual in Python to do that.
-If no exception is raised, then the module succeeds.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about exceptions in section
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.exceptions` below.
-
-Ansible modules must have a ``main()`` function and the usual test for ``'__main__'``. When using MH that should look like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    def main():
-        MyTest.execute()
-
-
-    if __name__ == '__main__':
-        main()
-
-The class method ``execute()`` is nothing more than a convenience shorcut for:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    m = MyTest()
-    m.run()
-
-Optionally, an ``AnsibleModule`` may be passed as parameter to ``execute()``.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.paramvaroutput:
-
-Parameters, variables, and output
-"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-All the parameters automatically become variables in the ``self.vars`` attribute, which is of the ``VarDict`` type.
-By using ``self.vars``, you get a central mechanism to access the parameters but also to expose variables as return values of the module.
-As described in :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_vardict`, variables in ``VarDict`` have metadata associated to them.
-One of the attributes in that metadata marks the variable for output, and MH makes use of that to generate the module's return values.
-
-.. important::
-
-    The ``VarDict`` feature described was introduced in community.general 7.1.0, but there was a first
-    implementation of it embedded within ``ModuleHelper``.
-    That older implementation is now deprecated and will be removed in community.general 11.0.0.
-    After community.general 7.1.0, MH modules generate a deprecation message about *using the old VarDict*.
-    There are two ways to prevent that from happening:
-
-        #.  Set ``mute_vardict_deprecation = True`` and the deprecation will be silenced. If the module still uses the old ``VarDict``,
-            it will not be able to update to community.general 11.0.0 (Spring 2026) upon its release.
-        #.  Set ``use_old_vardict = False`` to make the MH module use the new ``VarDict`` immediatelly.
-            The new ``VarDict`` and its use is documented and this is the recommended way to handle this.
-
-    .. code-block:: python
-
-        class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-            use_old_vardict = False
-            mute_vardict_deprecation = True
-            ...
-
-    These two settings are mutually exclusive, but that is not enforced and the behavior when setting both is not specified.
-
-Contrary to new variables created in ``VarDict``, module parameters are not set for output by default.
-If you want to include some module parameters in the output, list them in the ``output_params`` class variable.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        output_params = ('state', 'name')
-        ...
-
-Another neat feature provided by MH by using ``VarDict`` is the automatic tracking of changes when setting the metadata ``change=True``.
-Again, to enable this feature for module parameters, you must list them in the ``change_params`` class variable.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        # example from community.general.xfconf
-        change_params = ('value', )
-        ...
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See more about this in
-    :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes` below.
-
-Similarly, if you want to use Ansible's diff mode, you can set the metadata ``diff=True`` and ``diff_params`` for module parameters.
-With that, MH will automatically generate the diff output for variables that have changed.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class MyTest(ModuleHelper):
-        diff_params = ('value', )
-
-    def __run__(self):
-        # example from community.general.gio_mime
-        self.vars.set_meta("handler", initial_value=gio_mime_get(self.runner, self.vars.mime_type), diff=True, change=True)
-
-Moreover, if a module is set to return *facts* instead of return values, then again use the metadata ``fact=True`` and ``fact_params`` for module parameters.
-Additionally, you must specify ``facts_name``, as in:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class VolumeFacts(ModuleHelper):
-        facts_name = 'volume_facts'
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.vars.set("volume", 123, fact=True)
-
-That generates an Ansible fact like:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml+jinja
-
-    - name: Obtain volume facts
-      some.collection.volume_facts:
-        # parameters
-
-    - name: Print volume facts
-      debug:
-        msg: Volume fact is {{ ansible_facts.volume_facts.volume }}
-
-.. important::
-
-    If ``facts_name`` is not set, the module does not generate any facts.
-
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.changes:
-
-Handling changes
-""""""""""""""""
-
-In MH there are many ways to indicate change in the module execution. Here they are:
-
-Tracking changes in variables
-----------------------------
-
-As explained above, you can enable change tracking in any number of variables in ``self.vars``.
-By the end of the module execution, if any of those variables has a value different then the first value assigned to them,
-then that will be picked up by MH and signalled as changed at the module output.
-See the example below to learn how you can enabled change tracking in variables:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    # using __init_module__() as example, it works the same in __run__() and __quit_module__()
-    def __init_module__(self):
-        # example from community.general.ansible_galaxy_install
-        self.vars.set("new_roles", {}, change=True)
-
-        # example of "hidden" variable used only to track change in a value from community.general.gconftool2
-        self.vars.set('_value', self.vars.previous_value, output=False, change=True)
-
-        # enable change-tracking without assigning value
-        self.vars.set_meta("new_roles", change=True)
-
-        # if you must forcibly set an initial value to the variable
-        self.vars.set_meta("new_roles", initial_value=[])
-        ...
-
-If the end value of any variable marked ``change`` is different from its initial value, then MH will return ``changed=True``.
-
-Indicating changes with ``changed``
-----------------------------------
-
-If you want to indicate change directly in the code, then use the ``self.changed`` property in MH.
-Beware that this is a ``@property`` method in MH, with both a *getter* and a *setter*.
-By default, that hidden field is set to ``False``.
-
-Effective change
----------------
-
-The effective outcome for the module is determined in the ``self.has_changed()`` method, and it consists of the logical *OR* operation
-between ``self.changed`` and the change calculated from ``self.vars``.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.exceptions:
-
-Exceptions
-""""""""""
-
-In MH, instead of calling ``module.fail_json()`` you can just raise an exception.
-The output variables are collected the same way they would be for a successful execution.
-However, you can set output variables specifically for that exception, if you so choose.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelperException
-
-    def __init_module__(self):
-        if not complex_validation():
-            self.do_raise("Validation failed!")
-
-        # Or passing output variables
-        awesomeness = calculate_awesomeness()
-        if awesomeness > 1000:
-            self.do_raise("Over awesome, I cannot handle it!", update_output={"awesomeness": awesomeness})
-            # which is just a convenience shortcut for
-            raise ModuleHelperException("...", update_output={...})
-
-All exceptions derived from ``Exception`` are captured and translated into a ``fail_json()`` call.
-However, if you do want to call ``self.module.fail_json()`` yourself it will work,
-just keep in mind that there will be no automatic handling of output variables in that case.
-
-Behind the curtains, all ``do_raise()`` does is to raise a ``ModuleHelperException``.
-If you want to create specialized error handling for your code, the best way is to extend that clas and raise it when needed.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.statemh:
-
-StateModuleHelper
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Many modules use a parameter ``state`` that effectively controls the exact action performed by the module, such as
-``state=present`` or ``state=absent`` for installing or removing packages.
-By using ``StateModuleHelper`` you can make your code like the excerpt from the ``gconftool2`` below:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import StateModuleHelper
-
-    class GConftool(StateModuleHelper):
-        ...
-        module = dict(
-            ...
-        )
-        use_old_vardict = False
-
-        def __init_module__(self):
-            self.runner = gconftool2_runner(self.module, check_rc=True)
-            ...
-
-            self.vars.set('previous_value', self._get(), fact=True)
-            self.vars.set('value_type', self.vars.value_type)
-            self.vars.set('_value', self.vars.previous_value, output=False, change=True)
-            self.vars.set_meta('value', initial_value=self.vars.previous_value)
-            self.vars.set('playbook_value', self.vars.value, fact=True)
-
-        ...
-
-        def state_absent(self):
-            with self.runner("state key", output_process=self._make_process(False)) as ctx:
-                ctx.run()
-                self.vars.set('run_info', ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
-            self.vars.set('new_value', None, fact=True)
-            self.vars._value = None
-
-        def state_present(self):
-            with self.runner("direct config_source value_type state key value", output_process=self._make_process(True)) as ctx:
-                ctx.run()
-                self.vars.set('run_info', ctx.run_info, verbosity=4)
-            self.vars.set('new_value', self._get(), fact=True)
-            self.vars._value = self.vars.new_value
-
-Note that the method ``__run__()`` is implemented in ``StateModuleHelper``, all you need to implement are the methods ``state_<state_value>``.
-In the example above, :ansplugin:`community.general.gconftool2#module` only has two states, ``present`` and ``absent``, thus, ``state_present()`` and ``state_absent()``.
-
-If the controlling parameter is not called ``state``, like in :ansplugin:`community.general.jira#module` module, just let SMH know about it:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
-        state_param = 'operation'
-
-        def operation_create(self):
-            ...
-
-        def operation_search(self):
-            ...
-
-Lastly, if the module is called with ``state=somevalue`` and the method ``state_somevalue``
-is not implemented, SMH will resort to call a method called ``__state_fallback__()``.
-By default, this method will raise a ``ValueError`` indicating the method was not found.
-Naturally, you can override that method to write a default implementation, as in :ansplugin:`community.general.locale_gen#module`:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-        def __state_fallback__(self):
-            if self.vars.state_tracking == self.vars.state:
-                return
-            if self.vars.ubuntu_mode:
-                self.apply_change_ubuntu(self.vars.state, self.vars.name)
-            else:
-                self.apply_change(self.vars.state, self.vars.name)
-
-That module has only the states ``present`` and ``absent`` and the code for both is the one in the fallback method.
-
-.. note::
-
-    The name of the fallback method **does not change** if you set a different value of ``state_param``.
-
-
-Other Conveniences
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Delegations to AnsibleModule
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-The MH properties and methods below are delegated as-is to the underlying ``AnsibleModule`` instance in ``self.module``:
-
- ``check_mode``
- ``get_bin_path()``
- ``warn()``
- ``deprecate()``
-
-Additionally, MH will also delegate:
-
- ``diff_mode`` to ``self.module._diff``
- ``verbosity`` to ``self.module._verbosity``
-
-Starting in community.general 10.3.0, MH will also delegate the method ``debug`` to ``self.module``.
-If any existing module already has a ``debug`` attribute defined, a warning message will be generated,
-requesting it to be renamed. Upon the release of community.general 12.0.0, the delegation will be
-preemptive and will override any existing method or property in the subclasses.
-
-Decorators
-""""""""""
-
-The following decorators should only be used within ``ModuleHelper`` class.
-
-@cause_changes
--------------
-
-This decorator will control whether the outcome of the method will cause the module to signal change in its output.
-If the method completes without raising an exception it is considered to have succeeded, otherwise, it will have failed.
-
-The decorator has a parameter ``when`` that accepts three different values: ``success``, ``failure``, and ``always``.
-There are also two legacy parameters, ``on_success`` and ``on_failure``, that will be deprecated, so do not use them.
-The value of ``changed`` in the module output will be set to ``True``:
-
- ``when="success"`` and the method completes without raising an exception.
- ``when="failure"`` and the method raises an exception.
- ``when="always"``, regardless of the method raising an exception or not.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import cause_changes
-
-    # adapted excerpt from the community.general.jira module
-    class JIRA(StateModuleHelper):
-        @cause_changes(when="success")
-        def operation_create(self):
-            ...
-
-If ``when`` has a different value or no parameters are specificied, the decorator will have no effect whatsoever.
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_modulehelper.modulefailsdeco:
-
-@module_fails_on_exception
--------------------------
-
-In a method using this decorator, if an exception is raised, the text message of that exception will be captured
-by the decorator and used to call ``self.module.fail_json()``.
-In most of the cases there will be no need to use this decorator, because ``ModuleHelper.run()`` already uses it.
-
-@check_mode_skip
----------------
-
-If the module is running in check mode, this decorator will prevent the method from executing.
-The return value in that case is ``None``.
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import check_mode_skip
-
-    # adapted excerpt from the community.general.locale_gen module
-    class LocaleGen(StateModuleHelper):
-        @check_mode_skip
-        def __state_fallback__(self):
-            ...
-
-
-@check_mode_skip_returns
------------------------
-
-This decorator is similar to the previous one, but the developer can control the return value for the method when running in check mode.
-It is used with one of two parameters. One is ``callable`` and the return value in check mode will be ``callable(self, *args, **kwargs)``,
-where ``self`` is the ``ModuleHelper`` instance and the union of ``args`` and ``kwargs`` will contain all the parameters passed to the method.
-
-The other option is to use the parameter ``value``, in which case the method will return ``value`` when in check mode.
-
-
-References
-^^^^^^^^^^
-
- `Ansible Developer Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/index.html>`_
- `Creating a module <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.html#creating-a-module>`_
- `Returning ansible facts <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#ansible-facts>`_
- :ref:`ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_vardict`
-
-
-.. versionadded:: 3.1.0
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_uthelper.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_uthelper.rst
@@ -1,394 +0,0 @@
-..
-  Copyright (c) Ansible Project
-  GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-.. _ansible_collections.community.general.docsite.guide_uthelper:
-
-UTHelper Guide
-==============
-
-Introduction
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-``UTHelper`` was written to reduce the boilerplate code used in unit tests for modules.
-It was originally written to handle tests of modules that run external commands using ``AnsibleModule.run_command()``.
-At the time of writing (Feb 2025) that remains the only type of tests you can use
-``UTHelper`` for, but it aims to provide support for other types of interactions.
-
-Until now, there are many different ways to implement unit tests that validate a module based on the execution of external commands. See some examples:
-
-* `test_apk.py <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/10.3.0/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_apk.py>`_ - A very simple one
-* `test_bootc_manage.py <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/10.3.0/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_bootc_manage.py>`_ -
-  This one has more test cases, but do notice how the code is repeated amongst them.
-* `test_modprobe.py <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/10.3.0/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_modprobe.py>`_ -
-  This one has 15 tests in it, but to achieve that it declares 8 classes repeating quite a lot of code.
-
-As you can notice, there is no consistency in the way these tests are executed -
-they all do the same thing eventually, but each one is written in a very distinct way.
-
-``UTHelper`` aims to:
-
-* provide a consistent idiom to define unit tests
-* reduce the code to a bare minimal, and
-* define tests as data instead
-* allow the test cases definition to be expressed not only as a Python data structure but also as YAML content
-
-Quickstart
-""""""""""
-
-To use UTHelper, your test module will need only a bare minimal of code:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    # tests/unit/plugin/modules/test_ansible_module.py
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import ansible_module
-    from .uthelper import UTHelper, RunCommandMock
-
-
-    UTHelper.from_module(ansible_module, __name__, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
-
-Then, in the test specification file, you have:
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    # tests/unit/plugin/modules/test_ansible_module.yaml
-    test_cases:
-      - id: test_ansible_module
-        flags:
-          diff: true
-        input:
-          state: present
-          name: Roger the Shrubber
-        output:
-          shrubbery:
-            looks: nice
-            price: not too expensive
-          changed: true
-          diff:
-            before:
-              shrubbery: null
-            after:
-              shrubbery:
-                looks: nice
-                price: not too expensive
-        mocks:
-          run_command:
-            - command: [/testbin/shrubber, --version]
-              rc: 0
-              out: "2.80.0\n"
-              err: ''
-            - command: [/testbin/shrubber, --make-shrubbery]
-              rc: 0
-              out: 'Shrubbery created'
-              err: ''
-
-.. note::
-
-    If you prefer to pick a different YAML file for the test cases, or if you prefer to define them in plain Python,
-    you can use the convenience methods ``UTHelper.from_file()`` and ``UTHelper.from_spec()``, respectively.
-    See more details below.
-
-
-Using ``UTHelper``
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Test Module
-"""""""""""
-
-``UTHelper`` is **strictly for unit tests**. To use it, you import the ``.uthelper.UTHelper`` class.
-As mentioned in different parts of this guide, there are three different mechanisms to load the test cases.
-
-.. seealso::
-
-    See the UTHelper class reference below for API details on the three different mechanisms.
-
-
-The easies and most recommended way of using ``UTHelper`` is literally the example shown.
-See a real world example at
-`test_gconftool2.py <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/10.3.0/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py>`_.
-
-The ``from_module()`` method will pick the filename of the test module up (in the example above, ``tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py``)
-and it will search for ``tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.yaml`` (or ``.yml`` if that is not found).
-In that file it will expect to find the test specification expressed in YAML format, conforming to the structure described below LINK LINK LINK.
-
-If you prefer to read the test specifications a different file path, use ``from_file()`` passing the file handle for the YAML file.
-
-And, if for any reason you prefer or need to pass the data structure rather than dealing with YAML files, use the ``from_spec()`` method.
-A real world example for that can be found at
-`test_snap.py <https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/main/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_snap.py>`_.
-
-
-Test Specification
-""""""""""""""""""
-
-The structure of the test specification data is described below.
-
-Top level
---------
-
-At the top level there are two accepted keys:
-
- ``anchors: dict``
-    Optional. Placeholder for you to define YAML anchors that can be repeated in the test cases.
-    Its contents are never accessed directly by test Helper.
- ``test_cases: list``
-    Mandatory. List of test cases, see below for definition.
-
-Test cases
----------
-
-You write the test cases with five elements:
-
- ``id: str``
-    Mandatory. Used to identify the test case.
-
- ``flags: dict``
-    Optional. Flags controling the behavior of the test case. All flags are optional. Accepted flags:
-
-    * ``check: bool``: set to ``true`` if the module is to be executed in **check mode**.
-    * ``diff: bool``: set to ``true`` if the module is to be executed in **diff mode**.
-    * ``skip: str``: set the test case to be skipped, providing the message for ``pytest.skip()``.
-    * ``xfail: str``: set the test case to expect failure, providing the message for ``pytest.xfail()``.
-
- ``input: dict``
-    Optional. Parameters for the Ansible module, it can be empty.
-
- ``output: dict``
-    Optional. Expected return values from the Ansible module.
-    All RV names are used here are expected to be found in the module output, but not all RVs in the output must be here.
-    It can include special RVs such as ``changed`` and ``diff``.
-    It can be empty.
-
- ``mocks: dict``
-    Optional. Mocked interactions, ``run_command`` being the only one supported for now.
-    Each key in this dictionary refers to one subclass of ``TestCaseMock`` and its
-    structure is dictated by the ``TestCaseMock`` subclass implementation.
-    All keys are expected to be named using snake case, as in ``run_command``.
-    The ``TestCaseMock`` subclass is responsible for defining the name used in the test specification.
-    The structure for that specification is dependent on the implementing class.
-    See more details below for the implementation of ``RunCommandMock``
-
-Example using YAML
------------------
-
-We recommend you use ``UTHelper`` reading the test specifications from a YAML file.
-See an example below of how one actually looks like (excerpt from ``test_opkg.yaml``):
-
-..  code-block:: yaml
-
-  ---
-  anchors:
-    environ: &env-def {environ_update: {LANGUAGE: C, LC_ALL: C}, check_rc: false}
-  test_cases:
-    - id: install_zlibdev
-      input:
-        name: zlib-dev
-        state: present
-      output:
-        msg: installed 1 package(s)
-      mocks:
-        run_command:
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: ''
-            err: ''
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: ''
-            err: ''
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, install, zlib-dev]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: |
-              Installing zlib-dev (1.2.11-6) to root...
-              Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.0/packages/mips_24kc/base/zlib-dev_1.2.11-6_mips_24kc.ipk
-              Installing zlib (1.2.11-6) to root...
-              Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.0/packages/mips_24kc/base/zlib_1.2.11-6_mips_24kc.ipk
-              Configuring zlib.
-              Configuring zlib-dev.
-            err: ''
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: |
-              zlib-dev - 1.2.11-6
-            err: ''
-    - id: install_zlibdev_present
-      input:
-        name: zlib-dev
-        state: present
-      output:
-        msg: package(s) already present
-      mocks:
-        run_command:
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, --version]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: ''
-            err: ''
-          - command: [/testbin/opkg, list-installed, zlib-dev]
-            environ: *env-def
-            rc: 0
-            out: |
-              zlib-dev - 1.2.11-6
-            err: ''
-
-TestCaseMocks Specifications
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The ``TestCaseMock`` subclass is free to define the expected data structure.
-
-RunCommandMock Specification
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-
-``RunCommandMock`` mocks can be specified with the key ``run_command`` and it expects a ``list`` in which elements follow the structure:
-
- ``command: Union[list, str]``
-    Mandatory. The command that is expected to be executed by the module. It corresponds to the parameter ``args`` of the ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` call.
-    It can be either a list or a string, though the list form is generally recommended.
- ``environ: dict``
-    Mandatory. All other parameters passed to the ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` call.
-    Most commonly used are ``environ_update`` and ``check_rc``.
-    Must include all parameters the Ansible module uses in the ``AnsibleModule.run_command()`` call, otherwise the test will fail.
- ``rc: int``
-    Mandatory. The return code for the command execution.
-    As per usual in bash scripting, a value of ``0`` means success, whereas any other number is an error code.
- ``out: str``
-    Mandatory. The *stdout* result of the command execution, as one single string containing zero or more lines.
- ``err: str``
-    Mandatory. The *stderr* result of the command execution, as one single string containing zero or more lines.
-
-
-``UTHelper`` Reference
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-.. py:module:: .uthelper
-
-  .. py:class:: UTHelper
-
-    A class to encapsulate unit tests.
-
-    .. py:staticmethod:: from_spec(ansible_module, test_module, test_spec, mocks=None)
-
-      Creates an ``UTHelper`` instance from a given test specification.
-
-      :param ansible_module: The Ansible module to be tested.
-      :type ansible_module: module
-      :param test_module: The test module.
-      :type test_module: module
-      :param test_spec: The test specification.
-      :type test_spec: dict
-      :param mocks: List of ``TestCaseMocks`` to be used during testing. Currently only ``RunCommandMock`` exists.
-      :type mocks: list or None
-      :return: An ``UTHelper`` instance.
-      :rtype: UTHelper
-
-      Example usage of ``from_spec()``:
-
-      .. code-block:: python
-
-          import sys
-
-          from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import ansible_module
-          from .uthelper import UTHelper, RunCommandMock
-
-          TEST_SPEC = dict(
-              test_cases=[
-                  ...
-              ]
-          )
-
-          helper = UTHelper.from_spec(ansible_module, sys.modules[__name__], TEST_SPEC, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
-
-    .. py:staticmethod:: from_file(ansible_module, test_module, test_spec_filehandle, mocks=None)
-
-      Creates an ``UTHelper`` instance from a test specification file.
-
-      :param ansible_module: The Ansible module to be tested.
-      :type ansible_module: module
-      :param test_module: The test module.
-      :type test_module: module
-      :param test_spec_filehandle: A file handle to an file stream handle providing the test specification in YAML format.
-      :type test_spec_filehandle: file
-      :param mocks: List of ``TestCaseMocks`` to be used during testing. Currently only ``RunCommandMock`` exists.
-      :type mocks: list or None
-      :return: An ``UTHelper`` instance.
-      :rtype: UTHelper
-
-      Example usage of ``from_file()``:
-
-      .. code-block:: python
-
-          import sys
-
-          from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import ansible_module
-          from .uthelper import UTHelper, RunCommandMock
-
-          with open("test_spec.yaml", "r") as test_spec_filehandle:
-              helper = UTHelper.from_file(ansible_module, sys.modules[__name__], test_spec_filehandle, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
-
-    .. py:staticmethod:: from_module(ansible_module, test_module_name, mocks=None)
-
-      Creates an ``UTHelper`` instance from a given Ansible module and test module.
-
-      :param ansible_module: The Ansible module to be tested.
-      :type ansible_module: module
-      :param test_module_name: The name of the test module. It works if passed ``__name__``.
-      :type test_module_name: str
-      :param mocks: List of ``TestCaseMocks`` to be used during testing. Currently only ``RunCommandMock`` exists.
-      :type mocks: list or None
-      :return: An ``UTHelper`` instance.
-      :rtype: UTHelper
-
-      Example usage of ``from_module()``:
-
-      .. code-block:: python
-
-          from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import ansible_module
-          from .uthelper import UTHelper, RunCommandMock
-
-          # Example usage
-          helper = UTHelper.from_module(ansible_module, __name__, mocks=[RunCommandMock])
-
-
-Creating TestCaseMocks
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-To create a new ``TestCaseMock`` you must extend that class and implement the relevant parts:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class ShrubberyMock(TestCaseMock):
-        # this name is mandatory, it is the name used in the test specification
-        name = "shrubbery"
-
-        def setup(self, mocker):
-            # perform setup, commonly using mocker to patch some other piece of code
-            ...
-
-        def check(self, test_case, results):
-            # verify the tst execution met the expectations of the test case
-            # for example the function was called as many times as it should
-            ...
-
-        def fixtures(self):
-            # returns a dict mapping names to pytest fixtures that should be used for the test case
-            # for example, in RunCommandMock it creates a fixture that patches AnsibleModule.get_bin_path
-            ...
-
-Caveats
-^^^^^^^
-
-Known issues/opportunities for improvement:
-
-* Only one ``UTHelper`` per test module: UTHelper injects a test function with a fixed name into the module's namespace,
-  so placing a second ``UTHelper`` instance is going to overwrite the function created by the first one.
-* Order of elements in module's namespace is not consistent across executions in Python 3.5, so if adding more tests to the test module
-  might make Test Helper add its function before or after the other test functions.
-  In the community.general collection the CI processes uses ``pytest-xdist`` to paralellize and distribute the tests,
-  and it requires the order of the tests to be consistent.
-
-.. versionadded:: 7.5.0
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@

 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 10.4.0
+version: 9.2.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
  - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-requires_ansible: '>=2.15.0'
+requires_ansible: '>=2.13.0'
 action_groups:
  consul:
    - consul_agent_check
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ action_groups:
    - consul_token
  proxmox:
    - proxmox
-    - proxmox_backup
-    - proxmox_backup_info
    - proxmox_disk
    - proxmox_domain_info
    - proxmox_group_info
@@ -33,34 +31,6 @@ action_groups:
    - proxmox_template
    - proxmox_user_info
    - proxmox_vm_info
-  keycloak:
-    - keycloak_authentication
-    - keycloak_authentication_required_actions
-    - keycloak_authz_authorization_scope
-    - keycloak_authz_custom_policy
-    - keycloak_authz_permission
-    - keycloak_authz_permission_info
-    - keycloak_client
-    - keycloak_client_rolemapping
-    - keycloak_client_rolescope
-    - keycloak_clientscope
-    - keycloak_clientscope_type
-    - keycloak_clientsecret_info
-    - keycloak_clientsecret_regenerate
-    - keycloak_clienttemplate
-    - keycloak_component
-    - keycloak_component_info
-    - keycloak_group
-    - keycloak_identity_provider
-    - keycloak_realm
-    - keycloak_realm_key
-    - keycloak_realm_keys_metadata_info
-    - keycloak_realm_rolemapping
-    - keycloak_role
-    - keycloak_user
-    - keycloak_user_federation
-    - keycloak_user_rolemapping
-    - keycloak_userprofile
 plugin_routing:
  callback:
    actionable:
@@ -74,7 +44,7 @@ plugin_routing:
        warning_text: Use the 'default' callback plugin with 'display_skipped_hosts
          = no' option.
    hipchat:
-      tombstone:
+      deprecation:
        removal_version: 10.0.0
        warning_text: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
    osx_say:
@@ -84,10 +54,6 @@ plugin_routing:
        removal_version: 2.0.0
        warning_text: Use the 'default' callback plugin with 'display_failed_stderr
          = yes' option.
-    yaml:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: The plugin has been superseded by the the option `result_format=yaml` in callback plugin ansible.builtin.default from ansible-core 2.13 onwards.
  connection:
    docker:
      redirect: community.docker.docker
@@ -105,64 +71,136 @@ plugin_routing:
    nios_next_network:
      redirect: infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_network
  modules:
+    consul_acl:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 10.0.0
+        warning_text: Use community.general.consul_token and/or community.general.consul_policy instead.
+    rax_cbs_attachments:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_cbs:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_cdb_database:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_cdb_user:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_cdb:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_clb_nodes:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_clb_ssl:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_clb:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_dns_record:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_dns:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_facts:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_files_objects:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_files:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_identity:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_keypair:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_meta:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_mon_alarm:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_mon_check:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_mon_entity:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_mon_notification_plan:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_mon_notification:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_network:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_queue:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_scaling_group:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rax_scaling_policy:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
+    rhn_channel:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 10.0.0
+        warning_text: RHN is EOL, please contact the community.general maintainers
+          if still using this; see the module documentation for more details.
+    rhn_register:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 10.0.0
+        warning_text: RHN is EOL, please contact the community.general maintainers
+          if still using this; see the module documentation for more details.
+    stackdriver:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This module relied on HTTPS APIs that do not exist anymore,
+          and any new development in the direction of providing an alternative should
+          happen in the context of the google.cloud collection.
    ali_instance_facts:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.ali_instance_info instead.
-    atomic_container:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Project Atomic was sunset by the end of 2019.
-    atomic_host:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Project Atomic was sunset by the end of 2019.
-    atomic_image:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Project Atomic was sunset by the end of 2019.
    cisco_spark:
      redirect: community.general.cisco_webex
-    clc_alert_policy:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_blueprint_package:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_firewall_policy:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_group:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_loadbalancer:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_modify_server:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_publicip:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_server:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    clc_server_snapshot:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: CenturyLink Cloud services went EOL in September 2023.
-    consul_acl:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 10.0.0
-        warning_text: Use community.general.consul_token and/or community.general.consul_policy instead.
    docker_compose:
      redirect: community.docker.docker_compose
    docker_config:
@@ -217,10 +255,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      redirect: community.docker.docker_volume
    docker_volume_info:
      redirect: community.docker.docker_volume_info
-    facter:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 12.0.0
-        warning_text: Use community.general.facter_facts instead.
    flowdock:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 9.0.0
@@ -314,10 +348,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      redirect: community.hrobot.firewall
    hetzner_firewall_info:
      redirect: community.hrobot.firewall_info
-    hipchat:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
    hpilo_facts:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
@@ -639,26 +669,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      redirect: community.postgresql.postgresql_user
    postgresql_user_obj_stat_info:
      redirect: community.postgresql.postgresql_user_obj_stat_info
-    profitbricks:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: Supporting library is unsupported since 2021.
-    profitbricks_datacenter:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: Supporting library is unsupported since 2021.
-    profitbricks_nic:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: Supporting library is unsupported since 2021.
-    profitbricks_volume:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: Supporting library is unsupported since 2021.
-    profitbricks_volume_attachments:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 11.0.0
-        warning_text: Supporting library is unsupported since 2021.
    purefa_facts:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
@@ -671,122 +681,10 @@ plugin_routing:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.python_requirements_info instead.
-    rax_cbs_attachments:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_cbs:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_cdb_database:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_cdb_user:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_cdb:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_clb_nodes:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_clb_ssl:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_clb:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_dns_record:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_dns:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_facts:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_files_objects:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_files:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_identity:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_keypair:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_meta:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_mon_alarm:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_mon_check:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_mon_entity:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_mon_notification_plan:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_mon_notification:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_network:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_queue:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_scaling_group:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
-    rax_scaling_policy:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
    redfish_facts:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.redfish_info instead.
-    rhn_channel:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 10.0.0
-        warning_text: RHN is EOL.
-    rhn_register:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 10.0.0
-        warning_text: RHN is EOL.
    sapcar_extract:
      redirect: community.sap_libs.sapcar_extract
    sap_task_list_execute:
@@ -819,26 +717,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.scaleway_volume_info instead.
-    sensu_check:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise products have been End of Life since 2019/20.
-    sensu_client:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise products have been End of Life since 2019/20.
-    sensu_handler:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise products have been End of Life since 2019/20.
-    sensu_silence:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise products have been End of Life since 2019/20.
-    sensu_subscription:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 13.0.0
-        warning_text: Sensu Core and Sensu Enterprise products have been End of Life since 2019/20.
    sf_account_manager:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 2.0.0
@@ -863,12 +741,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.smartos_image_info instead.
-    stackdriver:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module relied on HTTPS APIs that do not exist anymore,
-          and any new development in the direction of providing an alternative should
-          happen in the context of the google.cloud collection.
    vertica_facts:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
@@ -903,6 +775,11 @@ plugin_routing:
        removal_version: 3.0.0
        warning_text: Use community.general.xenserver_guest_info instead.
  doc_fragments:
+    rackspace:
+      tombstone:
+        removal_version: 9.0.0
+        warning_text: This doc fragment was used by rax modules, that relied on the deprecated
+          package pyrax.
    _gcp:
      redirect: community.google._gcp
    docker:
@@ -917,16 +794,11 @@ plugin_routing:
      redirect: infoblox.nios_modules.nios
    postgresql:
      redirect: community.postgresql.postgresql
-    purestorage:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 12.0.0
-        warning_text: The modules for purestorage were removed in community.general 3.0.0, this document fragment was left behind.
-    rackspace:
+  module_utils:
+    rax:
      tombstone:
        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This doc fragment was used by rax modules, that relied on the deprecated
-          package pyrax.
-  module_utils:
+        warning_text: This module util relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
    docker.common:
      redirect: community.docker.common
    docker.swarm:
@@ -945,14 +817,6 @@ plugin_routing:
      redirect: infoblox.nios_modules.api
    postgresql:
      redirect: community.postgresql.postgresql
-    pure:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_version: 12.0.0
-        warning_text: The modules for purestorage were removed in community.general 3.0.0, this module util was left behind.
-    rax:
-      tombstone:
-        removal_version: 9.0.0
-        warning_text: This module util relied on the deprecated package pyrax.
    remote_management.dellemc.dellemc_idrac:
      redirect: dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_idrac
    remote_management.dellemc.ome:
--- a/plugins/action/iptables_state.py
+++ b/plugins/action/iptables_state.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type

 import time

@@ -21,33 +22,25 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
    _VALID_ARGS = frozenset(('path', 'state', 'table', 'noflush', 'counters', 'modprobe', 'ip_version', 'wait'))
    DEFAULT_SUDOABLE = True

-    @staticmethod
-    def msg_error__async_and_poll_not_zero(task_poll, task_async, max_timeout):
-        return (
-            "This module doesn't support async>0 and poll>0 when its 'state' param "
-            "is set to 'restored'. To enable its rollback feature (that needs the "
-            "module to run asynchronously on the remote), please set task attribute "
-            f"'poll' (={task_poll}) to 0, and 'async' (={task_async}) to a value >2 and not greater than "
-            f"'ansible_timeout' (={max_timeout}) (recommended).")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def msg_warning__no_async_is_no_rollback(task_poll, task_async, max_timeout):
-        return (
-            "Attempts to restore iptables state without rollback in case of mistake "
-            "may lead the ansible controller to loose access to the hosts and never "
-            "regain it before fixing firewall rules through a serial console, or any "
-            f"other way except SSH. Please set task attribute 'poll' (={task_poll}) to 0, and "
-            f"'async' (={task_async}) to a value >2 and not greater than 'ansible_timeout' (={max_timeout}) "
-            "(recommended).")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def msg_warning__async_greater_than_timeout(task_poll, task_async, max_timeout):
-        return (
-            "You attempt to restore iptables state with rollback in case of mistake, "
-            "but with settings that will lead this rollback to happen AFTER that the "
-            "controller will reach its own timeout. Please set task attribute 'poll' "
-            f"(={task_poll}) to 0, and 'async' (={task_async}) to a value >2 and not greater than "
-            f"'ansible_timeout' (={max_timeout}) (recommended).")
+    MSG_ERROR__ASYNC_AND_POLL_NOT_ZERO = (
+        "This module doesn't support async>0 and poll>0 when its 'state' param "
+        "is set to 'restored'. To enable its rollback feature (that needs the "
+        "module to run asynchronously on the remote), please set task attribute "
+        "'poll' (=%s) to 0, and 'async' (=%s) to a value >2 and not greater than "
+        "'ansible_timeout' (=%s) (recommended).")
+    MSG_WARNING__NO_ASYNC_IS_NO_ROLLBACK = (
+        "Attempts to restore iptables state without rollback in case of mistake "
+        "may lead the ansible controller to loose access to the hosts and never "
+        "regain it before fixing firewall rules through a serial console, or any "
+        "other way except SSH. Please set task attribute 'poll' (=%s) to 0, and "
+        "'async' (=%s) to a value >2 and not greater than 'ansible_timeout' (=%s) "
+        "(recommended).")
+    MSG_WARNING__ASYNC_GREATER_THAN_TIMEOUT = (
+        "You attempt to restore iptables state with rollback in case of mistake, "
+        "but with settings that will lead this rollback to happen AFTER that the "
+        "controller will reach its own timeout. Please set task attribute 'poll' "
+        "(=%s) to 0, and 'async' (=%s) to a value >2 and not greater than "
+        "'ansible_timeout' (=%s) (recommended).")

    def _async_result(self, async_status_args, task_vars, timeout):
        '''
@@ -95,25 +88,21 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
            max_timeout = self._connection._play_context.timeout
            module_args = self._task.args

-            async_status_args = {}
-            starter_cmd = None
-            confirm_cmd = None
-
            if module_args.get('state', None) == 'restored':
                if not wrap_async:
                    if not check_mode:
-                        display.warning(self.msg_error__async_and_poll_not_zero(
+                        display.warning(self.MSG_WARNING__NO_ASYNC_IS_NO_ROLLBACK % (
                            task_poll,
                            task_async,
                            max_timeout))
                elif task_poll:
-                    raise AnsibleActionFail(self.msg_warning__no_async_is_no_rollback(
+                    raise AnsibleActionFail(self.MSG_ERROR__ASYNC_AND_POLL_NOT_ZERO % (
                        task_poll,
                        task_async,
                        max_timeout))
                else:
                    if task_async > max_timeout and not check_mode:
-                        display.warning(self.msg_warning__async_greater_than_timeout(
+                        display.warning(self.MSG_WARNING__ASYNC_GREATER_THAN_TIMEOUT % (
                            task_poll,
                            task_async,
                            max_timeout))
@@ -126,10 +115,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                    # remote and local sides (if not the same, make the loop
                    # longer on the controller); and set a backup file path.
                    module_args['_timeout'] = task_async
-                    module_args['_back'] = f'{async_dir}/iptables.state'
+                    module_args['_back'] = '%s/iptables.state' % async_dir
                    async_status_args = dict(mode='status')
-                    confirm_cmd = f"rm -f {module_args['_back']}"
-                    starter_cmd = f"touch {module_args['_back']}.starter"
+                    confirm_cmd = 'rm -f %s' % module_args['_back']
+                    starter_cmd = 'touch %s.starter' % module_args['_back']
                    remaining_time = max(task_async, max_timeout)

            # do work!
--- a/plugins/action/shutdown.py
+++ b/plugins/action/shutdown.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

+__metaclass__ = type

 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleConnectionFailure
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native, to_text
@@ -17,10 +18,6 @@ from ansible.utils.display import Display
 display = Display()


-def fmt(mapping, key):
-    return to_native(mapping[key]).strip()
-
-
 class TimedOutException(Exception):
    pass

@@ -87,26 +84,31 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
    def get_distribution(self, task_vars):
        # FIXME: only execute the module if we don't already have the facts we need
        distribution = {}
-        display.debug(f'{self._task.action}: running setup module to get distribution')
+        display.debug('{action}: running setup module to get distribution'.format(action=self._task.action))
        module_output = self._execute_module(
            task_vars=task_vars,
            module_name='ansible.legacy.setup',
            module_args={'gather_subset': 'min'})
        try:
            if module_output.get('failed', False):
-                raise AnsibleError(f"Failed to determine system distribution. {fmt(module_output, 'module_stdout')}, {fmt(module_output, 'module_stderr')}")
+                raise AnsibleError('Failed to determine system distribution. {0}, {1}'.format(
+                    to_native(module_output['module_stdout']).strip(),
+                    to_native(module_output['module_stderr']).strip()))
            distribution['name'] = module_output['ansible_facts']['ansible_distribution'].lower()
            distribution['version'] = to_text(
                module_output['ansible_facts']['ansible_distribution_version'].split('.')[0])
            distribution['family'] = to_text(module_output['ansible_facts']['ansible_os_family'].lower())
-            display.debug(f"{self._task.action}: distribution: {distribution}")
+            display.debug("{action}: distribution: {dist}".format(action=self._task.action, dist=distribution))
            return distribution
        except KeyError as ke:
-            raise AnsibleError(f'Failed to get distribution information. Missing "{ke.args[0]}" in output.')
+            raise AnsibleError('Failed to get distribution information. Missing "{0}" in output.'.format(ke.args[0]))

    def get_shutdown_command(self, task_vars, distribution):
        def find_command(command, find_search_paths):
-            display.debug(f'{self._task.action}: running find module looking in {find_search_paths} to get path for "{command}"')
+            display.debug('{action}: running find module looking in {paths} to get path for "{command}"'.format(
+                action=self._task.action,
+                command=command,
+                paths=find_search_paths))
            find_result = self._execute_module(
                task_vars=task_vars,
                # prevent collection search by calling with ansible.legacy (still allows library/ override of find)
@@ -128,37 +130,42 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
        if is_string(search_paths):
            search_paths = [search_paths]

+        # Error if we didn't get a list
+        err_msg = "'search_paths' must be a string or flat list of strings, got {0}"
        try:
            incorrect_type = any(not is_string(x) for x in search_paths)
            if not isinstance(search_paths, list) or incorrect_type:
                raise TypeError
        except TypeError:
-            # Error if we didn't get a list
-            err_msg = f"'search_paths' must be a string or flat list of strings, got {search_paths}"
-            raise AnsibleError(err_msg)
+            raise AnsibleError(err_msg.format(search_paths))

        full_path = find_command(shutdown_bin, search_paths)  # find the path to the shutdown command
        if not full_path:  # if we could not find the shutdown command
-
-            # tell the user we will try with systemd
-            display.vvv(f'Unable to find command "{shutdown_bin}" in search paths: {search_paths}, will attempt a shutdown using systemd directly.')
+            display.vvv('Unable to find command "{0}" in search paths: {1}, will attempt a shutdown using systemd '
+                        'directly.'.format(shutdown_bin, search_paths))  # tell the user we will try with systemd
            systemctl_search_paths = ['/bin', '/usr/bin']
            full_path = find_command('systemctl', systemctl_search_paths)  # find the path to the systemctl command
            if not full_path:  # if we couldn't find systemctl
                raise AnsibleError(
-                    f'Could not find command "{shutdown_bin}" in search paths: {search_paths} or systemctl'
-                    f' command in search paths: {systemctl_search_paths}, unable to shutdown.')  # we give up here
+                    'Could not find command "{0}" in search paths: {1} or systemctl command in search paths: {2}, unable to shutdown.'.
+                    format(shutdown_bin, search_paths, systemctl_search_paths))  # we give up here
            else:
-                return f"{full_path[0]} poweroff"  # done, since we cannot use args with systemd shutdown
+                return "{0} poweroff".format(full_path[0])  # done, since we cannot use args with systemd shutdown

        # systemd case taken care of, here we add args to the command
        args = self._get_value_from_facts('SHUTDOWN_COMMAND_ARGS', distribution, 'DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_COMMAND_ARGS')
        # Convert seconds to minutes. If less that 60, set it to 0.
        delay_sec = self.delay
        shutdown_message = self._task.args.get('msg', self.DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE)
-
-        af = args.format(delay_sec=delay_sec, delay_min=delay_sec // 60, message=shutdown_message)
-        return f'{full_path[0]} {af}'
+        return '{0} {1}'. \
+            format(
+                full_path[0],
+                args.format(
+                    delay_sec=delay_sec,
+                    delay_min=delay_sec // 60,
+                    message=shutdown_message
+                )
+            )

    def perform_shutdown(self, task_vars, distribution):
        result = {}
@@ -167,8 +174,9 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):

        self.cleanup(force=True)
        try:
-            display.vvv(f"{self._task.action}: shutting down server...")
-            display.debug(f"{self._task.action}: shutting down server with command '{shutdown_command_exec}'")
+            display.vvv("{action}: shutting down server...".format(action=self._task.action))
+            display.debug("{action}: shutting down server with command '{command}'".
+                          format(action=self._task.action, command=shutdown_command_exec))
            if self._play_context.check_mode:
                shutdown_result['rc'] = 0
            else:
@@ -176,13 +184,16 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
        except AnsibleConnectionFailure as e:
            # If the connection is closed too quickly due to the system being shutdown, carry on
            display.debug(
-                f'{self._task.action}: AnsibleConnectionFailure caught and handled: {e}')
+                '{action}: AnsibleConnectionFailure caught and handled: {error}'.format(action=self._task.action,
+                                                                                        error=to_text(e)))
            shutdown_result['rc'] = 0

        if shutdown_result['rc'] != 0:
            result['failed'] = True
            result['shutdown'] = False
-            result['msg'] = f"Shutdown command failed. Error was {fmt(shutdown_result, 'stdout')}, {fmt(shutdown_result, 'stderr')}"
+            result['msg'] = "Shutdown command failed. Error was {stdout}, {stderr}".format(
+                stdout=to_native(shutdown_result['stdout'].strip()),
+                stderr=to_native(shutdown_result['stderr'].strip()))
            return result

        result['failed'] = False
@@ -195,7 +206,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):

        # If running with local connection, fail so we don't shutdown ourself
        if self._connection.transport == 'local' and (not self._play_context.check_mode):
-            msg = f'Running {self._task.action} with local connection would shutdown the control node.'
+            msg = 'Running {0} with local connection would shutdown the control node.'.format(self._task.action)
            return {'changed': False, 'elapsed': 0, 'shutdown': False, 'failed': True, 'msg': msg}

        if task_vars is None:
--- a/plugins/become/doas.py
+++ b/plugins/become/doas.py
@@ -2,88 +2,83 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: doas
-short_description: Do As user
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(doas) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: doas_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_doas_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(doas) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: doas
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: doas_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_doas_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(doas).
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: doas_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_doas_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Password for C(doas) prompt.
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_doas_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: doas_become_plugin
-        key: password
-  prompt_l10n:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: doas
+    short_description: Do As user
    description:
-      - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection.
-      - If empty we will use the built in one.
-    type: list
-    elements: string
-    default: []
-    ini:
-      - section: doas_become_plugin
-        key: localized_prompts
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_doas_prompt_l10n
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_PROMPT_L10N
-"""
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the doas utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: doas_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_doas_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: Doas executable
+            default: doas
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: doas_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_doas_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to doas
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: doas_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_doas_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: password for doas prompt
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_doas_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: doas_become_plugin
+                key: password
+        prompt_l10n:
+            description:
+                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection
+                - If empty we'll use the built in one
+            default: []
+            ini:
+              - section: doas_become_plugin
+                key: localized_prompts
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_doas_prompt_l10n
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DOAS_PROMPT_L10N
+'''

 import re

@@ -124,9 +119,9 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):
            flags += ' -n'

        become_user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        user = f'-u {become_user}' if become_user else ''
+        user = '-u %s' % (become_user) if become_user else ''

        success_cmd = self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, noexe=True)
        executable = getattr(shell, 'executable', shell.SHELL_FAMILY)

-        return f'{become_exe} {flags} {user} {executable} -c {success_cmd}'
+        return '%s %s %s %s -c %s' % (become_exe, flags, user, executable, success_cmd)
--- a/plugins/become/dzdo.py
+++ b/plugins/become/dzdo.py
@@ -2,74 +2,71 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: dzdo
-short_description: Centrify's Direct Authorize
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(dzdo) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: dzdo_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_dzdo_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(dzdo) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: dzdo
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: dzdo_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_dzdo_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(dzdo).
-    type: string
-    default: -H -S -n
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: dzdo_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_dzdo_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Options to pass to C(dzdo).
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_dzdo_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: dzdo_become_plugin
-        key: password
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: dzdo
+    short_description: Centrify's Direct Authorize
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the dzdo utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: dzdo_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_dzdo_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: Dzdo executable
+            default: dzdo
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: dzdo_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_dzdo_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to dzdo
+            default: -H -S -n
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: dzdo_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_dzdo_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: Options to pass to dzdo
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_dzdo_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_DZDO_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: dzdo_become_plugin
+                key: password
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase

@@ -91,10 +88,10 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        if self.get_option('become_pass'):
-            self.prompt = f'[dzdo via ansible, key={self._id}] password:'
-            flags = f"{flags.replace('-n', '')} -p \"{self.prompt}\""
+            self.prompt = '[dzdo via ansible, key=%s] password:' % self._id
+            flags = '%s -p "%s"' % (flags.replace('-n', ''), self.prompt)

        become_user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        user = f'-u {become_user}' if become_user else ''
+        user = '-u %s' % (become_user) if become_user else ''

-        return f"{becomecmd} {flags} {user} {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)}"
+        return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)])
--- a/plugins/become/ksu.py
+++ b/plugins/become/ksu.py
@@ -2,89 +2,84 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: ksu
-short_description: Kerberos substitute user
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(ksu) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: ksu_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_ksu_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_USER
-    required: true
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(ksu) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: ksu
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: ksu_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_ksu_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(ksu).
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: ksu_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_ksu_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: C(ksu) password.
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_ksu_pass
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: ksu_become_plugin
-        key: password
-  prompt_l10n:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: ksu
+    short_description: Kerberos substitute user
    description:
-      - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection.
-      - If empty we will use the built in one.
-    type: list
-    elements: string
-    default: []
-    ini:
-      - section: ksu_become_plugin
-        key: localized_prompts
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_ksu_prompt_l10n
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_PROMPT_L10N
-"""
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the ksu utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: ksu_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_ksu_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_USER
+            required: true
+        become_exe:
+            description: Su executable
+            default: ksu
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: ksu_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_ksu_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to ksu
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: ksu_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_ksu_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: ksu password
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_ksu_pass
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: ksu_become_plugin
+                key: password
+        prompt_l10n:
+            description:
+                - List of localized strings to match for prompt detection
+                - If empty we'll use the built in one
+            default: []
+            ini:
+              - section: ksu_become_plugin
+                key: localized_prompts
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_ksu_prompt_l10n
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_KSU_PROMPT_L10N
+'''

 import re

@@ -123,4 +118,4 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        return f'{exe} {user} {flags} -e {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)} '
+        return '%s %s %s -e %s ' % (exe, user, flags, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell))
--- a/plugins/become/machinectl.py
+++ b/plugins/become/machinectl.py
@@ -2,92 +2,90 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: machinectl
-short_description: Systemd's machinectl privilege escalation
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(machinectl) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: machinectl_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_machinectl_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(machinectl) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: machinectl
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: machinectl_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_machinectl_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(machinectl).
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: machinectl_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_machinectl_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Password for C(machinectl).
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_machinectl_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: machinectl_become_plugin
-        key: password
-notes:
-  - When not using this plugin with user V(root), it only works correctly with a polkit rule which will alter the behaviour
-    of machinectl. This rule must alter the prompt behaviour to ask directly for the user credentials, if the user is allowed
-    to perform the action (take a look at the examples section). If such a rule is not present the plugin only work if it
-    is used in context with the root user, because then no further prompt will be shown by machinectl.
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: machinectl
+    short_description: Systemd's machinectl privilege escalation
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the machinectl utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: machinectl_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_machinectl_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: Machinectl executable
+            default: machinectl
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: machinectl_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_machinectl_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to machinectl
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: machinectl_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_machinectl_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: Password for machinectl
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_machinectl_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_MACHINECTL_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: machinectl_become_plugin
+                key: password
+    notes:
+      - When not using this plugin with user V(root), it only works correctly with a polkit rule which will alter
+        the behaviour of machinectl. This rule must alter the prompt behaviour to ask directly for the user credentials,
+        if the user is allowed to perform the action (take a look at the examples section).
+        If such a rule is not present the plugin only work if it is used in context with the root user,
+        because then no further prompt will be shown by machinectl.
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
+EXAMPLES = r'''
 # A polkit rule needed to use the module with a non-root user.
 # See the Notes section for details.
-/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-machinectl-fast-user-auth.rules: |-
+/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-machinectl-fast-user-auth.rules: |
  polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
    if(action.id == "org.freedesktop.machine1.host-shell" &&
      subject.isInGroup("wheel")) {
        return polkit.Result.AUTH_SELF_KEEP;
    }
  });
-"""
+'''

 from re import compile as re_compile

@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        return f'{become} -q shell {flags} {user}@ {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)}'
+        return '%s -q shell %s %s@ %s' % (become, flags, user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell))

    def check_success(self, b_output):
        b_output = self.remove_ansi_codes(b_output)
--- a/plugins/become/pbrun.py
+++ b/plugins/become/pbrun.py
@@ -2,86 +2,83 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: pbrun
-short_description: PowerBroker run
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(pbrun) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: pbrun_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_pbrun_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(pbrun) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: pbrun
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: pbrun_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_pbrun_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(pbrun).
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: pbrun_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_pbrun_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Password for C(pbrun).
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_pbrun_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: pbrun_become_plugin
-        key: password
-  wrap_exe:
-    description: Toggle to wrap the command C(pbrun) calls in C(shell -c) or not.
-    default: false
-    type: bool
-    ini:
-      - section: pbrun_become_plugin
-        key: wrap_execution
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_pbrun_wrap_execution
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_WRAP_EXECUTION
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: pbrun
+    short_description: PowerBroker run
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the pbrun utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: pbrun_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_pbrun_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: Sudo executable
+            default: pbrun
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: pbrun_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_pbrun_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to pbrun
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: pbrun_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_pbrun_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: Password for pbrun
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_pbrun_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: pbrun_become_plugin
+                key: password
+        wrap_exe:
+            description: Toggle to wrap the command pbrun calls in 'shell -c' or not
+            default: false
+            type: bool
+            ini:
+              - section: pbrun_become_plugin
+                key: wrap_execution
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_pbrun_wrap_execution
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PBRUN_WRAP_EXECUTION
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase

@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        become_user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        user = f'-u {become_user}' if become_user else ''
+        user = '-u %s' % (become_user) if become_user else ''
        noexe = not self.get_option('wrap_exe')

-        return f"{become_exe} {flags} {user} {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, noexe=noexe)}"
+        return ' '.join([become_exe, flags, user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, noexe=noexe)])
--- a/plugins/become/pfexec.py
+++ b/plugins/become/pfexec.py
@@ -2,91 +2,88 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: pfexec
-short_description: profile based execution
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(pfexec) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_user:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: pfexec
+    short_description: profile based execution
    description:
-      - User you 'become' to execute the task.
-      - This plugin ignores this setting as pfexec uses its own C(exec_attr) to figure this out, but it is supplied here for
-        Ansible to make decisions needed for the task execution, like file permissions.
-    type: string
-    default: root
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: pfexec_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_pfexec_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(pfexec) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: pfexec
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: pfexec_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_pfexec_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(pfexec).
-    type: string
-    default: -H -S -n
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: pfexec_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_pfexec_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: C(pfexec) password.
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_pfexec_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: pfexec_become_plugin
-        key: password
-  wrap_exe:
-    description: Toggle to wrap the command C(pfexec) calls in C(shell -c) or not.
-    default: false
-    type: bool
-    ini:
-      - section: pfexec_become_plugin
-        key: wrap_execution
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_pfexec_wrap_execution
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_WRAP_EXECUTION
-notes:
-  - This plugin ignores O(become_user) as pfexec uses its own C(exec_attr) to figure this out.
-"""
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the pfexec utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description:
+                - User you 'become' to execute the task
+                - This plugin ignores this setting as pfexec uses it's own C(exec_attr) to figure this out,
+                  but it is supplied here for Ansible to make decisions needed for the task execution, like file permissions.
+            default: root
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: pfexec_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_pfexec_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: Sudo executable
+            default: pfexec
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: pfexec_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_pfexec_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to pfexec
+            default: -H -S -n
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: pfexec_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_pfexec_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: pfexec password
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_pfexec_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: pfexec_become_plugin
+                key: password
+        wrap_exe:
+            description: Toggle to wrap the command pfexec calls in 'shell -c' or not
+            default: false
+            type: bool
+            ini:
+              - section: pfexec_become_plugin
+                key: wrap_execution
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_pfexec_wrap_execution
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PFEXEC_WRAP_EXECUTION
+    notes:
+      - This plugin ignores O(become_user) as pfexec uses it's own C(exec_attr) to figure this out.
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase

@@ -105,4 +102,4 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        noexe = not self.get_option('wrap_exe')
-        return f'{exe} {flags} {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, noexe=noexe)}'
+        return '%s %s %s' % (exe, flags, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, noexe=noexe))
--- a/plugins/become/pmrun.py
+++ b/plugins/become/pmrun.py
@@ -2,62 +2,60 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: pmrun
-short_description: Privilege Manager run
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(pmrun) utility.
-author: Ansible Core Team
-options:
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(pmrun) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: pmrun
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: pmrun_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_pmrun_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(pmrun).
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: pmrun_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_pmrun_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: C(pmrun) password.
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_pmrun_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: pmrun_become_plugin
-        key: password
-notes:
-  - This plugin ignores the C(become_user) supplied and uses C(pmrun)'s own configuration to select the user.
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: pmrun
+    short_description: Privilege Manager run
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the pmrun utility.
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    options:
+        become_exe:
+            description: Sudo executable
+            default: pmrun
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: pmrun_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_pmrun_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to pmrun
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: pmrun_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_pmrun_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: pmrun password
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_pmrun_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_PMRUN_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: pmrun_become_plugin
+                key: password
+    notes:
+      - This plugin ignores the become_user supplied and uses pmrun's own configuration to select the user.
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import shlex_quote
@@ -77,4 +75,4 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):
        become = self.get_option('become_exe')

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
-        return f'{become} {flags} {shlex_quote(self._build_success_command(cmd, shell))}'
+        return '%s %s %s' % (become, flags, shlex_quote(self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)))
--- a/plugins/become/run0.py
+++ b/plugins/become/run0.py
@@ -3,71 +3,72 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function

+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: run0
-short_description: Systemd's run0
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(run0) utility.
-author:
-  - Thomas Sjögren (@konstruktoid)
-version_added: '9.0.0'
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    default: root
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: run0_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_run0_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_USER
-    type: string
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(run0) executable.
-    default: run0
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: run0_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_run0_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_EXE
-    type: string
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(run0).
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: run0_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_run0_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_FLAGS
-    type: string
-notes:
-  - This plugin will only work when a C(polkit) rule is in place.
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+    name: run0
+    short_description: Systemd's run0
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the C(run0) utility.
+    author:
+        - Thomas Sjögren (@konstruktoid)
+    version_added: '9.0.0'
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
+            default: root
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: run0_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_run0_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_USER
+            type: string
+        become_exe:
+            description: The C(run0) executable.
+            default: run0
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: run0_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_run0_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_EXE
+            type: string
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to run0.
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: run0_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_run0_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_RUN0_FLAGS
+            type: string
+    notes:
+      - This plugin will only work when a polkit rule is in place.
 """

 EXAMPLES = r"""
 # An example polkit rule that allows the user 'ansible' in the 'wheel' group
 # to execute commands using run0 without authentication.
-/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-run0-fast-user-auth.rules: |-
+/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/60-run0-fast-user-auth.rules: |
  polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
    if(action.id == "org.freedesktop.systemd1.manage-units" &&
      subject.isInGroup("wheel") &&
--- a/plugins/become/sesu.py
+++ b/plugins/become/sesu.py
@@ -2,75 +2,72 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: sesu
-short_description: CA Privileged Access Manager
-description:
-  - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(sesu) utility.
-author: ansible (@nekonyuu)
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    default: ''
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: sesu_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_sesu_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_USER
-  become_exe:
-    description: C(sesu) executable.
-    type: string
-    default: sesu
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_exe
-      - section: sesu_become_plugin
-        key: executable
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_exe
-      - name: ansible_sesu_exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_EXE
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(sesu).
-    type: string
-    default: -H -S -n
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: sesu_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_sesu_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Password to pass to C(sesu).
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_sesu_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: sesu_become_plugin
-        key: password
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: sesu
+    short_description: CA Privileged Access Manager
+    description:
+        - This become plugins allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the sesu utility.
+    author: ansible (@nekonyuu)
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task
+            default: ''
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: sesu_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_sesu_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_USER
+        become_exe:
+            description: sesu executable
+            default: sesu
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_exe
+              - section: sesu_become_plugin
+                key: executable
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_exe
+              - name: ansible_sesu_exe
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_EXE
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_EXE
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to sesu
+            default: -H -S -n
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: sesu_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_sesu_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: Password to pass to sesu
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_sesu_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SESU_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: sesu_become_plugin
+                key: password
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.become import BecomeBase

@@ -92,4 +89,4 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):

        flags = self.get_option('become_flags')
        user = self.get_option('become_user')
-        return f'{become} {flags} {user} -c {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)}'
+        return '%s %s %s -c %s' % (become, flags, user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell))
--- a/plugins/become/sudosu.py
+++ b/plugins/become/sudosu.py
@@ -2,77 +2,74 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: sudosu
-short_description: Run tasks using sudo su -
-description:
-  - This become plugin allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user using the C(sudo) and C(su) utilities
-    combined.
-author:
-  - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
-version_added: 2.4.0
-options:
-  become_user:
-    description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
-    type: string
-    default: root
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_user
-      - section: sudo_become_plugin
-        key: user
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_user
-      - name: ansible_sudo_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_USER
-  become_flags:
-    description: Options to pass to C(sudo).
-    type: string
-    default: -H -S -n
-    ini:
-      - section: privilege_escalation
-        key: become_flags
-      - section: sudo_become_plugin
-        key: flags
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_flags
-      - name: ansible_sudo_flags
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_FLAGS
-  become_pass:
-    description: Password to pass to C(sudo).
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_become_password
-      - name: ansible_become_pass
-      - name: ansible_sudo_pass
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_PASS
-    ini:
-      - section: sudo_become_plugin
-        key: password
-  alt_method:
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+    name: sudosu
+    short_description: Run tasks using sudo su -
    description:
-      - Whether to use an alternative method to call C(su). Instead of running C(su -l user /path/to/shell -c command), it
-        runs C(su -l user -c command).
-      - Use this when the default one is not working on your system.
-    required: false
-    type: boolean
-    ini:
-      - section: community.general.sudosu
-        key: alternative_method
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_sudosu_alt_method
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SUDOSU_ALT_METHOD
-    version_added: 9.2.0
+      - This become plugin allows your remote/login user to execute commands as another user via the C(sudo) and C(su) utilities combined.
+    author:
+      - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
+    version_added: 2.4.0
+    options:
+        become_user:
+            description: User you 'become' to execute the task.
+            default: root
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_user
+              - section: sudo_become_plugin
+                key: user
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_user
+              - name: ansible_sudo_user
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_USER
+        become_flags:
+            description: Options to pass to C(sudo).
+            default: -H -S -n
+            ini:
+              - section: privilege_escalation
+                key: become_flags
+              - section: sudo_become_plugin
+                key: flags
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_flags
+              - name: ansible_sudo_flags
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_FLAGS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_FLAGS
+        become_pass:
+            description: Password to pass to C(sudo).
+            required: false
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_become_password
+              - name: ansible_become_pass
+              - name: ansible_sudo_pass
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_PASS
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SUDO_PASS
+            ini:
+              - section: sudo_become_plugin
+                key: password
+        alt_method:
+            description:
+              - Whether to use an alternative method to call C(su). Instead of running C(su -l user /path/to/shell -c command),
+                it runs C(su -l user -c command).
+              - Use this when the default one is not working on your system.
+            required: false
+            type: boolean
+            ini:
+              - section: community.general.sudosu
+                key: alternative_method
+            vars:
+              - name: ansible_sudosu_alt_method
+            env:
+              - name: ANSIBLE_SUDOSU_ALT_METHOD
+            version_added: 9.2.0
 """


@@ -98,16 +95,16 @@ class BecomeModule(BecomeBase):
        flags = self.get_option('become_flags') or ''
        prompt = ''
        if self.get_option('become_pass'):
-            self.prompt = f'[sudo via ansible, key={self._id}] password:'
+            self.prompt = '[sudo via ansible, key=%s] password:' % self._id
            if flags:  # this could be simplified, but kept as is for now for backwards string matching
                flags = flags.replace('-n', '')
-            prompt = f'-p "{self.prompt}"'
+            prompt = '-p "%s"' % (self.prompt)

        user = self.get_option('become_user') or ''
        if user:
-            user = f'{user}'
+            user = '%s' % (user)

        if self.get_option('alt_method'):
-            return f"{becomecmd} {flags} {prompt} su -l {user} -c {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, True)}"
+            return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, prompt, "su -l", user, "-c", self._build_success_command(cmd, shell, True)])
        else:
-            return f"{becomecmd} {flags} {prompt} su -l {user} {self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)}"
+            return ' '.join([becomecmd, flags, prompt, 'su -l', user, self._build_success_command(cmd, shell)])
--- a/plugins/cache/memcached.py
+++ b/plugins/cache/memcached.py
@@ -4,48 +4,47 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: memcached
-short_description: Use memcached DB for cache
-description:
-  - This cache uses JSON formatted, per host records saved in memcached.
-requirements:
-  - memcache (python lib)
-options:
-  _uri:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: memcached
+    short_description: Use memcached DB for cache
    description:
-      - List of connection information for the memcached DBs.
-    default: ['127.0.0.1:11211']
-    type: list
-    elements: string
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_connection
-        section: defaults
-  _prefix:
-    description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries.
-    type: string
-    default: ansible_facts
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_prefix
-        section: defaults
-  _timeout:
-    default: 86400
-    type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
-    description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_timeout
-        section: defaults
-"""
+        - This cache uses JSON formatted, per host records saved in memcached.
+    requirements:
+      - memcache (python lib)
+    options:
+      _uri:
+        description:
+          - List of connection information for the memcached DBs
+        default: ['127.0.0.1:11211']
+        type: list
+        elements: string
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_connection
+            section: defaults
+      _prefix:
+        description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries
+        default: ansible_facts
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_prefix
+            section: defaults
+      _timeout:
+        default: 86400
+        description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_timeout
+            section: defaults
+        type: integer
+'''

 import collections
 import os
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
        self._keys = CacheModuleKeys(self._db, self._db.get(CacheModuleKeys.PREFIX) or [])

    def _make_key(self, key):
-        return f"{self._prefix}{key}"
+        return "{0}{1}".format(self._prefix, key)

    def _expire_keys(self):
        if self._timeout > 0:
--- a/plugins/cache/pickle.py
+++ b/plugins/cache/pickle.py
@@ -5,43 +5,41 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: pickle
-short_description: Pickle formatted files
-description:
-  - This cache uses Python's pickle serialization format, in per host files, saved to the filesystem.
-author: Brian Coca (@bcoca)
-options:
-  _uri:
-    required: true
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: pickle
+    short_description: Pickle formatted files.
    description:
-      - Path in which the cache plugin will save the files.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_connection
-        section: defaults
-    type: path
-  _prefix:
-    description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_prefix
-        section: defaults
-    type: string
-  _timeout:
-    default: 86400
-    description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_timeout
-        section: defaults
-    type: float
-"""
+        - This cache uses Python's pickle serialization format, in per host files, saved to the filesystem.
+    author: Brian Coca (@bcoca)
+    options:
+      _uri:
+        required: true
+        description:
+          - Path in which the cache plugin will save the files
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_connection
+            section: defaults
+      _prefix:
+        description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_prefix
+            section: defaults
+      _timeout:
+        default: 86400
+        description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_timeout
+            section: defaults
+'''

 try:
    import cPickle as pickle
--- a/plugins/cache/redis.py
+++ b/plugins/cache/redis.py
@@ -3,75 +3,72 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: redis
-short_description: Use Redis DB for cache
-description:
-  - This cache uses JSON formatted, per host records saved in Redis.
-requirements:
-  - redis>=2.4.5 (python lib)
-options:
-  _uri:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: redis
+    short_description: Use Redis DB for cache
    description:
-      - A colon separated string of connection information for Redis.
-      - The format is V(host:port:db:password), for example V(localhost:6379:0:changeme).
-      - To use encryption in transit, prefix the connection with V(tls://), as in V(tls://localhost:6379:0:changeme).
-      - To use redis sentinel, use separator V(;), for example V(localhost:26379;localhost:26379;0:changeme). Requires redis>=2.9.0.
-    type: string
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_connection
-        section: defaults
-  _prefix:
-    description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries.
-    type: string
-    default: ansible_facts
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_prefix
-        section: defaults
-  _keyset_name:
-    description: User defined name for cache keyset name.
-    type: string
-    default: ansible_cache_keys
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_KEYSET_NAME
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_redis_keyset_name
-        section: defaults
-    version_added: 1.3.0
-  _sentinel_service_name:
-    description: The redis sentinel service name (or referenced as cluster name).
-    type: string
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_SENTINEL
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_redis_sentinel
-        section: defaults
-    version_added: 1.3.0
-  _timeout:
-    default: 86400
-    type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
-    description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_timeout
-        section: defaults
-"""
+        - This cache uses JSON formatted, per host records saved in Redis.
+    requirements:
+      - redis>=2.4.5 (python lib)
+    options:
+      _uri:
+        description:
+          - A colon separated string of connection information for Redis.
+          - The format is V(host:port:db:password), for example V(localhost:6379:0:changeme).
+          - To use encryption in transit, prefix the connection with V(tls://), as in V(tls://localhost:6379:0:changeme).
+          - To use redis sentinel, use separator V(;), for example V(localhost:26379;localhost:26379;0:changeme). Requires redis>=2.9.0.
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_connection
+            section: defaults
+      _prefix:
+        description: User defined prefix to use when creating the DB entries
+        default: ansible_facts
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_prefix
+            section: defaults
+      _keyset_name:
+        description: User defined name for cache keyset name.
+        default: ansible_cache_keys
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_KEYSET_NAME
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_redis_keyset_name
+            section: defaults
+        version_added: 1.3.0
+      _sentinel_service_name:
+        description: The redis sentinel service name (or referenced as cluster name).
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_REDIS_SENTINEL
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_redis_sentinel
+            section: defaults
+        version_added: 1.3.0
+      _timeout:
+        default: 86400
+        description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_timeout
+            section: defaults
+        type: integer
+'''

 import re
 import time
 import json

 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 from ansible.parsing.ajson import AnsibleJSONEncoder, AnsibleJSONDecoder
 from ansible.plugins.cache import BaseCacheModule
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
            connection = self._parse_connection(self.re_url_conn, uri)
            self._db = StrictRedis(*connection, **kw)

-        display.vv(f'Redis connection: {self._db}')
+        display.vv('Redis connection: %s' % self._db)

    @staticmethod
    def _parse_connection(re_patt, uri):
@@ -162,12 +159,12 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
                pass  # password is optional

        sentinels = [self._parse_connection(self.re_sent_conn, shost) for shost in connections]
-        display.vv(f'\nUsing redis sentinels: {sentinels}')
+        display.vv('\nUsing redis sentinels: %s' % sentinels)
        scon = Sentinel(sentinels, **kw)
        try:
            return scon.master_for(self._sentinel_service_name, socket_timeout=0.2)
        except Exception as exc:
-            raise AnsibleError(f'Could not connect to redis sentinel: {exc}')
+            raise AnsibleError('Could not connect to redis sentinel: %s' % to_native(exc))

    def _make_key(self, key):
        return self._prefix + key
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):

    def copy(self):
        # TODO: there is probably a better way to do this in redis
-        ret = {k: self.get(k) for k in self.keys()}
+        ret = dict([(k, self.get(k)) for k in self.keys()])
        return ret

    def __getstate__(self):
--- a/plugins/cache/yaml.py
+++ b/plugins/cache/yaml.py
@@ -5,44 +5,42 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: yaml
-short_description: YAML formatted files
-description:
-  - This cache uses YAML formatted, per host, files saved to the filesystem.
-author: Brian Coca (@bcoca)
-options:
-  _uri:
-    required: true
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: yaml
+    short_description: YAML formatted files.
    description:
-      - Path in which the cache plugin will save the files.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_connection
-        section: defaults
-    type: string
-  _prefix:
-    description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_prefix
-        section: defaults
-    type: string
-  _timeout:
-    default: 86400
-    description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
-    ini:
-      - key: fact_caching_timeout
-        section: defaults
-    type: integer
-        # TODO: determine whether it is OK to change to: type: float
-"""
+        - This cache uses YAML formatted, per host, files saved to the filesystem.
+    author: Brian Coca (@bcoca)
+    options:
+      _uri:
+        required: true
+        description:
+          - Path in which the cache plugin will save the files
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_connection
+            section: defaults
+      _prefix:
+        description: User defined prefix to use when creating the files
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_prefix
+            section: defaults
+      _timeout:
+        default: 86400
+        description: Expiration timeout in seconds for the cache plugin data. Set to 0 to never expire
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT
+        ini:
+          - key: fact_caching_timeout
+            section: defaults
+        type: integer
+'''


 import codecs
--- a/plugins/callback/cgroup_memory_recap.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/cgroup_memory_recap.py
@@ -4,43 +4,41 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: cgroup_memory_recap
-type: aggregate
-requirements:
-  - whitelist in configuration
-  - cgroups
-short_description: Profiles maximum memory usage of tasks and full execution using cgroups
-description:
-  - This is an Ansible callback plugin that profiles maximum memory usage of Ansible and individual tasks, and displays a
-    recap at the end using cgroups.
-notes:
-  - Requires ansible to be run from within a C(cgroup), such as with C(cgexec -g memory:ansible_profile ansible-playbook ...).
-  - This C(cgroup) should only be used by Ansible to get accurate results.
-  - To create the C(cgroup), first use a command such as C(sudo cgcreate -a ec2-user:ec2-user -t ec2-user:ec2-user -g memory:ansible_profile).
-options:
-  max_mem_file:
-    required: true
-    description: Path to cgroups C(memory.max_usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.max_usage_in_bytes).
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: CGROUP_MAX_MEM_FILE
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_cgroupmemrecap
-        key: max_mem_file
-  cur_mem_file:
-    required: true
-    description: Path to C(memory.usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.usage_in_bytes).
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: CGROUP_CUR_MEM_FILE
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_cgroupmemrecap
-        key: cur_mem_file
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: cgroup_memory_recap
+    type: aggregate
+    requirements:
+      - whitelist in configuration
+      - cgroups
+    short_description: Profiles maximum memory usage of tasks and full execution using cgroups
+    description:
+        - This is an ansible callback plugin that profiles maximum memory usage of ansible and individual tasks, and displays a recap at the end using cgroups.
+    notes:
+        - Requires ansible to be run from within a cgroup, such as with C(cgexec -g memory:ansible_profile ansible-playbook ...).
+        - This cgroup should only be used by ansible to get accurate results.
+        - To create the cgroup, first use a command such as C(sudo cgcreate -a ec2-user:ec2-user -t ec2-user:ec2-user -g memory:ansible_profile).
+    options:
+      max_mem_file:
+        required: true
+        description: Path to cgroups C(memory.max_usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.max_usage_in_bytes).
+        env:
+          - name: CGROUP_MAX_MEM_FILE
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_cgroupmemrecap
+            key: max_mem_file
+      cur_mem_file:
+        required: true
+        description: Path to C(memory.usage_in_bytes) file. Example V(/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/ansible_profile/memory.usage_in_bytes).
+        env:
+          - name: CGROUP_CUR_MEM_FILE
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_cgroupmemrecap
+            key: cur_mem_file
+'''

 import time
 import threading
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            max_results = int(f.read().strip()) / 1024 / 1024

        self._display.banner('CGROUP MEMORY RECAP')
-        self._display.display(f'Execution Maximum: {max_results:0.2f}MB\n\n')
+        self._display.display('Execution Maximum: %0.2fMB\n\n' % max_results)

        for task, memory in self.task_results:
-            self._display.display(f'{task.get_name()} ({task._uuid}): {memory:0.2f}MB')
+            self._display.display('%s (%s): %0.2fMB' % (task.get_name(), task._uuid, memory))
--- a/plugins/callback/context_demo.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/context_demo.py
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: context_demo
-type: aggregate
-short_description: demo callback that adds play/task context
-description:
-  - Displays some play and task context along with normal output.
-  - This is mostly for demo purposes.
-requirements:
-  - whitelist in configuration
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: context_demo
+    type: aggregate
+    short_description: demo callback that adds play/task context
+    description:
+      - Displays some play and task context along with normal output.
+      - This is mostly for demo purposes.
+    requirements:
+      - whitelist in configuration
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase

@@ -37,15 +38,15 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        self.play = None

    def v2_on_any(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._display.display(f"--- play: {getattr(self.play, 'name', None)} task: {self.task} ---")
+        self._display.display("--- play: {0} task: {1} ---".format(getattr(self.play, 'name', None), self.task))

        self._display.display("     --- ARGS ")
        for i, a in enumerate(args):
-            self._display.display(f'     {i}: {a}')
+            self._display.display('     %s: %s' % (i, a))

        self._display.display("      --- KWARGS ")
        for k in kwargs:
-            self._display.display(f'     {k}: {kwargs[k]}')
+            self._display.display('     %s: %s' % (k, kwargs[k]))

    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
        self.play = play
--- a/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@
    Counter enabled Ansible callback plugin (See DOCUMENTATION for more information)
 '''

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: counter_enabled
-type: stdout
-short_description: adds counters to the output items (tasks and hosts/task)
-description:
-  - Use this callback when you need a kind of progress bar on a large environments.
-  - You will know how many tasks has the playbook to run, and which one is actually running.
-  - You will know how many hosts may run a task, and which of them is actually running.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - default_callback
-requirements:
-  - set as stdout callback in C(ansible.cfg) (C(stdout_callback = counter_enabled))
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: counter_enabled
+    type: stdout
+    short_description: adds counters to the output items (tasks and hosts/task)
+    description:
+      - Use this callback when you need a kind of progress bar on a large environments.
+      - You will know how many tasks has the playbook to run, and which one is actually running.
+      - You will know how many hosts may run a task, and which of them is actually running.
+    extends_documentation_fragment:
+      - default_callback
+    requirements:
+      - set as stdout callback in C(ansible.cfg) (C(stdout_callback = counter_enabled))
+'''

 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        if not name:
            msg = u"play"
        else:
-            msg = f"PLAY [{name}]"
+            msg = u"PLAY [%s]" % name

        self._play = play

@@ -90,17 +91,25 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        for host in hosts:
            stat = stats.summarize(host)

-            self._display.display(
-                f"{hostcolor(host, stat)} : {colorize('ok', stat['ok'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('changed', stat['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED)} "
-                f"{colorize('unreachable', stat['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE)} {colorize('failed', stat['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR)} "
-                f"{colorize('rescued', stat['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('ignored', stat['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN)}",
+            self._display.display(u"%s : %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+                hostcolor(host, stat),
+                colorize(u'ok', stat['ok'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                colorize(u'changed', stat['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED),
+                colorize(u'unreachable', stat['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE),
+                colorize(u'failed', stat['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR),
+                colorize(u'rescued', stat['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                colorize(u'ignored', stat['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN)),
                screen_only=True
            )

-            self._display.display(
-                f"{hostcolor(host, stat, False)} : {colorize('ok', stat['ok'], None)} {colorize('changed', stat['changed'], None)} "
-                f"{colorize('unreachable', stat['unreachable'], None)} {colorize('failed', stat['failures'], None)} "
-                f"{colorize('rescued', stat['rescued'], None)} {colorize('ignored', stat['ignored'], None)}",
+            self._display.display(u"%s : %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+                hostcolor(host, stat, False),
+                colorize(u'ok', stat['ok'], None),
+                colorize(u'changed', stat['changed'], None),
+                colorize(u'unreachable', stat['unreachable'], None),
+                colorize(u'failed', stat['failures'], None),
+                colorize(u'rescued', stat['rescued'], None),
+                colorize(u'ignored', stat['ignored'], None)),
                log_only=True
            )

@@ -115,14 +124,12 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            for k in sorted(stats.custom.keys()):
                if k == '_run':
                    continue
-                _custom_stats = self._dump_results(stats.custom[k], indent=1).replace('\n', '')
-                self._display.display(f'\t{k}: {_custom_stats}')
+                self._display.display('\t%s: %s' % (k, self._dump_results(stats.custom[k], indent=1).replace('\n', '')))

            # print per run custom stats
            if '_run' in stats.custom:
                self._display.display("", screen_only=True)
-                _custom_stats_run = self._dump_results(stats.custom['_run'], indent=1).replace('\n', '')
-                self._display.display(f'\tRUN: {_custom_stats_run}')
+                self._display.display('\tRUN: %s' % self._dump_results(stats.custom['_run'], indent=1).replace('\n', ''))
            self._display.display("", screen_only=True)

    def v2_playbook_on_task_start(self, task, is_conditional):
@@ -136,13 +143,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        # that they can secure this if they feel that their stdout is insecure
        # (shoulder surfing, logging stdout straight to a file, etc).
        if not task.no_log and C.DISPLAY_ARGS_TO_STDOUT:
-            args = ', '.join(('{k}={v}' for k, v in task.args.items()))
-            args = f' {args}'
-        self._display.banner(f"TASK {self._task_counter}/{self._task_total} [{task.get_name().strip()}{args}]")
+            args = ', '.join(('%s=%s' % a for a in task.args.items()))
+            args = ' %s' % args
+        self._display.banner("TASK %d/%d [%s%s]" % (self._task_counter, self._task_total, task.get_name().strip(), args))
        if self._display.verbosity >= 2:
            path = task.get_path()
            if path:
-                self._display.display(f"task path: {path}", color=C.COLOR_DEBUG)
+                self._display.display("task path: %s" % path, color=C.COLOR_DEBUG)
        self._host_counter = self._previous_batch_total
        self._task_counter += 1

@@ -159,15 +166,15 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            return
        elif result._result.get('changed', False):
            if delegated_vars:
-                msg = f"changed: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()} -> {delegated_vars['ansible_host']}]"
+                msg = "changed: %d/%d [%s -> %s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name(), delegated_vars['ansible_host'])
            else:
-                msg = f"changed: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()}]"
+                msg = "changed: %d/%d [%s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name())
            color = C.COLOR_CHANGED
        else:
            if delegated_vars:
-                msg = f"ok: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()} -> {delegated_vars['ansible_host']}]"
+                msg = "ok: %d/%d [%s -> %s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name(), delegated_vars['ansible_host'])
            else:
-                msg = f"ok: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()}]"
+                msg = "ok: %d/%d [%s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name())
            color = C.COLOR_OK

        self._handle_warnings(result._result)
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)

            if self._run_is_verbose(result):
-                msg += f" => {self._dump_results(result._result)}"
+                msg += " => %s" % (self._dump_results(result._result),)
            self._display.display(msg, color=color)

    def v2_runner_on_failed(self, result, ignore_errors=False):
@@ -199,16 +206,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

        else:
            if delegated_vars:
-                self._display.display(
-                    f"fatal: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()} -> "
-                    f"{delegated_vars['ansible_host']}]: FAILED! => {self._dump_results(result._result)}",
-                    color=C.COLOR_ERROR
-                )
+                self._display.display("fatal: %d/%d [%s -> %s]: FAILED! => %s" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total,
+                                                                                  result._host.get_name(), delegated_vars['ansible_host'],
+                                                                                  self._dump_results(result._result)),
+                                      color=C.COLOR_ERROR)
            else:
-                self._display.display(
-                    f"fatal: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()}]: FAILED! => {self._dump_results(result._result)}",
-                    color=C.COLOR_ERROR
-                )
+                self._display.display("fatal: %d/%d [%s]: FAILED! => %s" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total,
+                                                                            result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result)),
+                                      color=C.COLOR_ERROR)

        if ignore_errors:
            self._display.display("...ignoring", color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
@@ -226,9 +231,9 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            if result._task.loop and 'results' in result._result:
                self._process_items(result)
            else:
-                msg = f"skipping: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()}]"
+                msg = "skipping: %d/%d [%s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name())
                if self._run_is_verbose(result):
-                    msg += f" => {self._dump_results(result._result)}"
+                    msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
                self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_SKIP)

    def v2_runner_on_unreachable(self, result):
@@ -239,13 +244,11 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

        delegated_vars = result._result.get('_ansible_delegated_vars', None)
        if delegated_vars:
-            self._display.display(
-                f"fatal: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()} -> "
-                f"{delegated_vars['ansible_host']}]: UNREACHABLE! => {self._dump_results(result._result)}",
-                color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE
-            )
+            self._display.display("fatal: %d/%d [%s -> %s]: UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total,
+                                                                                   result._host.get_name(), delegated_vars['ansible_host'],
+                                                                                   self._dump_results(result._result)),
+                                  color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE)
        else:
-            self._display.display(
-                f"fatal: {self._host_counter}/{self._host_total} [{result._host.get_name()}]: UNREACHABLE! => {self._dump_results(result._result)}",
-                color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE
-            )
+            self._display.display("fatal: %d/%d [%s]: UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total,
+                                                                             result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result)),
+                                  color=C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE)
--- a/plugins/callback/default_without_diff.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/default_without_diff.py
@@ -4,33 +4,35 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: default_without_diff
-type: stdout
-short_description: The default ansible callback without diff output
-version_added: 8.4.0
-description:
-  - This is basically the default ansible callback plugin (P(ansible.builtin.default#callback)) without showing diff output.
-    This can be useful when using another callback which sends more detailed information to another service, like the L(ARA,
-    https://ara.recordsansible.org/) callback, and you want diff output sent to that plugin but not shown on the console output.
-author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - ansible.builtin.default_callback
-  - ansible.builtin.result_format_callback
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+  name: default_without_diff
+  type: stdout
+  short_description: The default ansible callback without diff output
+  version_added: 8.4.0
+  description:
+    - This is basically the default ansible callback plugin (P(ansible.builtin.default#callback)) without
+      showing diff output. This can be useful when using another callback which sends more detailed information
+      to another service, like the L(ARA, https://ara.recordsansible.org/) callback, and you want diff output
+      sent to that plugin but not shown on the console output.
+  author: Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+  extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.default_callback
+    - ansible.builtin.result_format_callback
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
+EXAMPLES = r'''
 # Enable callback in ansible.cfg:
 ansible_config: |
  [defaults]
  stdout_callback = community.general.default_without_diff

 # Enable callback with environment variables:
-environment_variable: |-
+environment_variable: |
  ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=community.general.default_without_diff
-"""
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.callback.default import CallbackModule as Default

--- a/plugins/callback/dense.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/dense.py
@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
 name: dense
 type: stdout
 short_description: minimal stdout output
 extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - default_callback
+- default_callback
 description:
-  - When in verbose mode it will act the same as the default callback.
+- When in verbose mode it will act the same as the default callback.
 author:
-  - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
+- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
 requirements:
-  - set as stdout in configuration
-"""
+- set as stdout in configuration
+'''

 HAS_OD = False
 try:
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            self.disabled = True

    def __del__(self):
-        sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+        sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)

    def _add_host(self, result, status):
        name = result._host.get_name()
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):

    def _handle_exceptions(self, result):
        if 'exception' in result:
-            # Remove the exception from the result so it is not shown every time
+            # Remove the exception from the result so it's not shown every time
            del result['exception']

            if self._display.verbosity == 1:
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
    def _display_progress(self, result=None):
        # Always rewrite the complete line
        sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline + vt100.nolinewrap + vt100.underline)
-        sys.stdout.write(f'{self.type} {self.count[self.type]}:')
+        sys.stdout.write('%s %d:' % (self.type, self.count[self.type]))
        sys.stdout.write(vt100.reset)
        sys.stdout.flush()

@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        for name in self.hosts:
            sys.stdout.write(' ')
            if self.hosts[name].get('delegate', None):
-                sys.stdout.write(f"{self.hosts[name]['delegate']}>")
+                sys.stdout.write(self.hosts[name]['delegate'] + '>')
            sys.stdout.write(colors[self.hosts[name]['state']] + name + vt100.reset)
            sys.stdout.flush()

@@ -273,8 +274,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        if not self.shown_title:
            self.shown_title = True
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline + vt100.underline)
-            sys.stdout.write(f'{self.type} {self.count[self.type]}: {self.task.get_name().strip()}')
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+            sys.stdout.write('%s %d: %s' % (self.type, self.count[self.type], self.task.get_name().strip()))
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
            sys.stdout.flush()
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline)
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
    def _display_results(self, result, status):
        # Leave the previous task on screen (as it has changes/errors)
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline)
        self.keep = False
@@ -308,15 +309,15 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        if result._task.loop and 'results' in result._result:
            self._process_items(result)
        else:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{colors[status] + status}: ")
+            sys.stdout.write(colors[status] + status + ': ')

            delegated_vars = result._result.get('_ansible_delegated_vars', None)
            if delegated_vars:
-                sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.reset + result._host.get_name()}>{colors[status]}{delegated_vars['ansible_host']}")
+                sys.stdout.write(vt100.reset + result._host.get_name() + '>' + colors[status] + delegated_vars['ansible_host'])
            else:
                sys.stdout.write(result._host.get_name())

-            sys.stdout.write(f": {dump}\n")
+            sys.stdout.write(': ' + dump + '\n')
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.reset + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
            sys.stdout.flush()

@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
        # Leave the previous task on screen (as it has changes/errors)
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}{vt100.bold}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline + vt100.bold)
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline + vt100.bold)

@@ -340,14 +341,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        name = play.get_name().strip()
        if not name:
            name = 'unnamed'
-        sys.stdout.write(f"PLAY {self.count['play']}: {name.upper()}")
-        sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+        sys.stdout.write('PLAY %d: %s' % (self.count['play'], name.upper()))
+        sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        sys.stdout.flush()

    def v2_playbook_on_task_start(self, task, is_conditional):
        # Leave the previous task on screen (as it has changes/errors)
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}{vt100.underline}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline + vt100.underline)
        else:
            # Do not clear line, since we want to retain the previous output
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.underline)
@@ -364,14 +365,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            self.count['task'] += 1

        # Write the next task on screen (behind the prompt is the previous output)
-        sys.stdout.write(f'{self.type} {self.count[self.type]}.')
+        sys.stdout.write('%s %d.' % (self.type, self.count[self.type]))
        sys.stdout.write(vt100.reset)
        sys.stdout.flush()

    def v2_playbook_on_handler_task_start(self, task):
        # Leave the previous task on screen (as it has changes/errors)
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}{vt100.underline}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline + vt100.underline)
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline + vt100.underline)

@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            self.count[self.type] += 1

        # Write the next task on screen (behind the prompt is the previous output)
-        sys.stdout.write(f'{self.type} {self.count[self.type]}.')
+        sys.stdout.write('%s %d.' % (self.type, self.count[self.type]))
        sys.stdout.write(vt100.reset)
        sys.stdout.flush()

@@ -450,13 +451,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):

    def v2_playbook_on_no_hosts_remaining(self):
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline)
        self.keep = False

-        sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.white + vt100.redbg}NO MORE HOSTS LEFT")
-        sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+        sys.stdout.write(vt100.white + vt100.redbg + 'NO MORE HOSTS LEFT')
+        sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        sys.stdout.flush()

    def v2_playbook_on_include(self, included_file):
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):

    def v2_playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
        if self._display.verbosity == 0 and self.keep:
-            sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        else:
            sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + vt100.clearline)

@@ -475,16 +476,22 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        sys.stdout.write(vt100.bold + vt100.underline)
        sys.stdout.write('SUMMARY')

-        sys.stdout.write(f"{vt100.restore}{vt100.reset}\n{vt100.save}{vt100.clearline}")
+        sys.stdout.write(vt100.restore + vt100.reset + '\n' + vt100.save + vt100.clearline)
        sys.stdout.flush()

        hosts = sorted(stats.processed.keys())
        for h in hosts:
            t = stats.summarize(h)
            self._display.display(
-                f"{hostcolor(h, t)} : {colorize('ok', t['ok'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('changed', t['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED)} "
-                f"{colorize('unreachable', t['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE)} {colorize('failed', t['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR)} "
-                f"{colorize('rescued', t['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('ignored', t['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN)}",
+                u"%s : %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+                    hostcolor(h, t),
+                    colorize(u'ok', t['ok'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                    colorize(u'changed', t['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED),
+                    colorize(u'unreachable', t['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE),
+                    colorize(u'failed', t['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR),
+                    colorize(u'rescued', t['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                    colorize(u'ignored', t['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN),
+                ),
                screen_only=True
            )

--- a/plugins/callback/diy.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/diy.py
--- a/plugins/callback/elastic.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/elastic.py
@@ -2,71 +2,72 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Victor Martinez (@v1v)  <VictorMartinezRubio@gmail.com>
-name: elastic
-type: notification
-short_description: Create distributed traces for each Ansible task in Elastic APM
-version_added: 3.8.0
-description:
-  - This callback creates distributed traces for each Ansible task in Elastic APM.
-  - You can configure the plugin with environment variables.
-  - See U(https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/python/current/configuration.html).
-options:
-  hide_task_arguments:
-    default: false
-    type: bool
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Victor Martinez (@v1v)  <VictorMartinezRubio@gmail.com>
+    name: elastic
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Create distributed traces for each Ansible task in Elastic APM
+    version_added: 3.8.0
    description:
-      - Hide the arguments for a task.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_HIDE_TASK_ARGUMENTS
-  apm_service_name:
-    default: ansible
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - The service name resource attribute.
-    env:
-      - name: ELASTIC_APM_SERVICE_NAME
-  apm_server_url:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - Use the APM server and its environment variables.
-    env:
-      - name: ELASTIC_APM_SERVER_URL
-  apm_secret_token:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - Use the APM server token.
-    env:
-      - name: ELASTIC_APM_SECRET_TOKEN
-  apm_api_key:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - Use the APM API key.
-    env:
-      - name: ELASTIC_APM_API_KEY
-  apm_verify_server_cert:
-    default: true
-    type: bool
-    description:
-      - Verifies the SSL certificate if an HTTPS connection.
-    env:
-      - name: ELASTIC_APM_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
-  traceparent:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - The L(W3C Trace Context header traceparent,https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context-1/#traceparent-header).
-    env:
-      - name: TRACEPARENT
-requirements:
-  - elastic-apm (Python library)
-"""
+      - This callback creates distributed traces for each Ansible task in Elastic APM.
+      - You can configure the plugin with environment variables.
+      - See U(https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/python/current/configuration.html).
+    options:
+      hide_task_arguments:
+        default: false
+        type: bool
+        description:
+          - Hide the arguments for a task.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_HIDE_TASK_ARGUMENTS
+      apm_service_name:
+        default: ansible
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - The service name resource attribute.
+        env:
+          - name: ELASTIC_APM_SERVICE_NAME
+      apm_server_url:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Use the APM server and its environment variables.
+        env:
+          - name: ELASTIC_APM_SERVER_URL
+      apm_secret_token:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Use the APM server token
+        env:
+          - name: ELASTIC_APM_SECRET_TOKEN
+      apm_api_key:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Use the APM API key
+        env:
+          - name: ELASTIC_APM_API_KEY
+      apm_verify_server_cert:
+        default: true
+        type: bool
+        description:
+          - Verifies the SSL certificate if an HTTPS connection.
+        env:
+          - name: ELASTIC_APM_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
+      traceparent:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - The L(W3C Trace Context header traceparent,https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context-1/#traceparent-header).
+        env:
+          - name: TRACEPARENT
+    requirements:
+      - elastic-apm (Python library)
+'''


-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: |-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: |
  Enable the plugin in ansible.cfg:
    [defaults]
    callbacks_enabled = community.general.elastic
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ examples: |-
    export ELASTIC_APM_SERVER_URL=<your APM server URL)>
    export ELASTIC_APM_SERVICE_NAME=your_service_name
    export ELASTIC_APM_API_KEY=your_APM_API_KEY
-"""
+'''

 import getpass
 import socket
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class TaskData:
        if host.uuid in self.host_data:
            if host.status == 'included':
                # concatenate task include output from multiple items
-                host.result = f'{self.host_data[host.uuid].result}\n{host.result}'
+                host.result = '%s\n%s' % (self.host_data[host.uuid].result, host.result)
            else:
                return

@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ class ElasticSource(object):
        args = None

        if not task.no_log and not hide_task_arguments:
-            args = ', '.join((f'{k}={v}' for k, v in task.args.items()))
+            args = ', '.join(('%s=%s' % a for a in task.args.items()))

        tasks_data[uuid] = TaskData(uuid, name, path, play_name, action, args)

@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ class ElasticSource(object):
    def create_span_data(self, apm_cli, task_data, host_data):
        """ create the span with the given TaskData and HostData """

-        name = f'[{host_data.name}] {task_data.play}: {task_data.name}'
+        name = '[%s] %s: %s' % (host_data.name, task_data.play, task_data.name)

        message = "success"
        status = "success"
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ class ElasticSource(object):
                                  "ansible.task.host.status": host_data.status}) as span:
            span.outcome = status
            if 'failure' in status:
-                exception = AnsibleRuntimeError(message=f"{task_data.action}: {name} failed with error message {enriched_error_message}")
+                exception = AnsibleRuntimeError(message="{0}: {1} failed with error message {2}".format(task_data.action, name, enriched_error_message))
                apm_cli.capture_exception(exc_info=(type(exception), exception, exception.__traceback__), handled=True)

    def init_apm_client(self, apm_server_url, apm_service_name, apm_verify_server_cert, apm_secret_token, apm_api_key):
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ class ElasticSource(object):
        message = result.get('msg', 'failed')
        exception = result.get('exception')
        stderr = result.get('stderr')
-        return f"message: \"{message}\"\nexception: \"{exception}\"\nstderr: \"{stderr}\""
+        return ('message: "{0}"\nexception: "{1}"\nstderr: "{2}"').format(message, exception, stderr)


 class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
--- a/plugins/callback/hipchat.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/hipchat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2014, Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: hipchat
+    type: notification
+    requirements:
+      - whitelist in configuration.
+      - prettytable (python lib)
+    short_description: post task events to hipchat
+    description:
+      - This callback plugin sends status updates to a HipChat channel during playbook execution.
+      - Before 2.4 only environment variables were available for configuring this plugin.
+    deprecated:
+      removed_in: 10.0.0
+      why: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
+      alternative: There is none.
+    options:
+      token:
+        description: HipChat API token for v1 or v2 API.
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: HIPCHAT_TOKEN
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_hipchat
+            key: token
+      api_version:
+        description: HipChat API version, v1 or v2.
+        required: false
+        default: v1
+        env:
+          - name: HIPCHAT_API_VERSION
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_hipchat
+            key: api_version
+      room:
+        description: HipChat room to post in.
+        default: ansible
+        env:
+          - name: HIPCHAT_ROOM
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_hipchat
+            key: room
+      from:
+        description:  Name to post as
+        default: ansible
+        env:
+          - name: HIPCHAT_FROM
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_hipchat
+            key: from
+      notify:
+        description: Add notify flag to important messages
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        env:
+          - name: HIPCHAT_NOTIFY
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_hipchat
+            key: notify
+
+'''
+
+import os
+import json
+
+try:
+    import prettytable
+    HAS_PRETTYTABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_PRETTYTABLE = False
+
+from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
+from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
+
+
+class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
+    """This is an example ansible callback plugin that sends status
+    updates to a HipChat channel during playbook execution.
+    """
+
+    CALLBACK_VERSION = 2.0
+    CALLBACK_TYPE = 'notification'
+    CALLBACK_NAME = 'community.general.hipchat'
+    CALLBACK_NEEDS_WHITELIST = True
+
+    API_V1_URL = 'https://api.hipchat.com/v1/rooms/message'
+    API_V2_URL = 'https://api.hipchat.com/v2/'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+
+        super(CallbackModule, self).__init__()
+
+        if not HAS_PRETTYTABLE:
+            self.disabled = True
+            self._display.warning('The `prettytable` python module is not installed. '
+                                  'Disabling the HipChat callback plugin.')
+        self.printed_playbook = False
+        self.playbook_name = None
+        self.play = None
+
+    def set_options(self, task_keys=None, var_options=None, direct=None):
+        super(CallbackModule, self).set_options(task_keys=task_keys, var_options=var_options, direct=direct)
+
+        self.token = self.get_option('token')
+        self.api_version = self.get_option('api_version')
+        self.from_name = self.get_option('from')
+        self.allow_notify = self.get_option('notify')
+        self.room = self.get_option('room')
+
+        if self.token is None:
+            self.disabled = True
+            self._display.warning('HipChat token could not be loaded. The HipChat '
+                                  'token can be provided using the `HIPCHAT_TOKEN` '
+                                  'environment variable.')
+
+        # Pick the request handler.
+        if self.api_version == 'v2':
+            self.send_msg = self.send_msg_v2
+        else:
+            self.send_msg = self.send_msg_v1
+
+    def send_msg_v2(self, msg, msg_format='text', color='yellow', notify=False):
+        """Method for sending a message to HipChat"""
+
+        headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer %s' % self.token, 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+
+        body = {}
+        body['room_id'] = self.room
+        body['from'] = self.from_name[:15]  # max length is 15
+        body['message'] = msg
+        body['message_format'] = msg_format
+        body['color'] = color
+        body['notify'] = self.allow_notify and notify
+
+        data = json.dumps(body)
+        url = self.API_V2_URL + "room/{room_id}/notification".format(room_id=self.room)
+        try:
+            response = open_url(url, data=data, headers=headers, method='POST')
+            return response.read()
+        except Exception as ex:
+            self._display.warning('Could not submit message to hipchat: {0}'.format(ex))
+
+    def send_msg_v1(self, msg, msg_format='text', color='yellow', notify=False):
+        """Method for sending a message to HipChat"""
+
+        params = {}
+        params['room_id'] = self.room
+        params['from'] = self.from_name[:15]  # max length is 15
+        params['message'] = msg
+        params['message_format'] = msg_format
+        params['color'] = color
+        params['notify'] = int(self.allow_notify and notify)
+
+        url = ('%s?auth_token=%s' % (self.API_V1_URL, self.token))
+        try:
+            response = open_url(url, data=urlencode(params))
+            return response.read()
+        except Exception as ex:
+            self._display.warning('Could not submit message to hipchat: {0}'.format(ex))
+
+    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
+        """Display Playbook and play start messages"""
+
+        self.play = play
+        name = play.name
+        # This block sends information about a playbook when it starts
+        # The playbook object is not immediately available at
+        # playbook_on_start so we grab it via the play
+        #
+        # Displays info about playbook being started by a person on an
+        # inventory, as well as Tags, Skip Tags and Limits
+        if not self.printed_playbook:
+            self.playbook_name, dummy = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.play.playbook.filename))
+            host_list = self.play.playbook.inventory.host_list
+            inventory = os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(host_list))
+            self.send_msg("%s: Playbook initiated by %s against %s" %
+                          (self.playbook_name,
+                           self.play.playbook.remote_user,
+                           inventory), notify=True)
+            self.printed_playbook = True
+            subset = self.play.playbook.inventory._subset
+            skip_tags = self.play.playbook.skip_tags
+            self.send_msg("%s:\nTags: %s\nSkip Tags: %s\nLimit: %s" %
+                          (self.playbook_name,
+                           ', '.join(self.play.playbook.only_tags),
+                           ', '.join(skip_tags) if skip_tags else None,
+                           ', '.join(subset) if subset else subset))
+
+        # This is where we actually say we are starting a play
+        self.send_msg("%s: Starting play: %s" %
+                      (self.playbook_name, name))
+
+    def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
+        """Display info about playbook statistics"""
+        hosts = sorted(stats.processed.keys())
+
+        t = prettytable.PrettyTable(['Host', 'Ok', 'Changed', 'Unreachable',
+                                     'Failures'])
+
+        failures = False
+        unreachable = False
+
+        for h in hosts:
+            s = stats.summarize(h)
+
+            if s['failures'] > 0:
+                failures = True
+            if s['unreachable'] > 0:
+                unreachable = True
+
+            t.add_row([h] + [s[k] for k in ['ok', 'changed', 'unreachable',
+                                            'failures']])
+
+        self.send_msg("%s: Playbook complete" % self.playbook_name,
+                      notify=True)
+
+        if failures or unreachable:
+            color = 'red'
+            self.send_msg("%s: Failures detected" % self.playbook_name,
+                          color=color, notify=True)
+        else:
+            color = 'green'
+
+        self.send_msg("/code %s:\n%s" % (self.playbook_name, t), color=color)
--- a/plugins/callback/jabber.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/jabber.py
@@ -4,44 +4,41 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: jabber
-type: notification
-short_description: post task events to a Jabber server
-description:
-  - The chatty part of ChatOps with a Hipchat server as a target.
-  - This callback plugin sends status updates to a HipChat channel during playbook execution.
-requirements:
-  - xmpp (Python library U(https://github.com/ArchipelProject/xmpppy))
-options:
-  server:
-    description: Connection info to Jabber server.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: JABBER_SERV
-  user:
-    description: Jabber user to authenticate as.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: JABBER_USER
-  password:
-    description: Password for the user to the Jabber server.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: JABBER_PASS
-  to:
-    description: Chat identifier that will receive the message.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: JABBER_TO
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: jabber
+    type: notification
+    short_description: post task events to a jabber server
+    description:
+      - The chatty part of ChatOps with a Hipchat server as a target.
+      - This callback plugin sends status updates to a HipChat channel during playbook execution.
+    requirements:
+      - xmpp (Python library U(https://github.com/ArchipelProject/xmpppy))
+    options:
+      server:
+        description: connection info to jabber server
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: JABBER_SERV
+      user:
+        description: Jabber user to authenticate as
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: JABBER_USER
+      password:
+        description: Password for the user to the jabber server
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: JABBER_PASS
+      to:
+        description: chat identifier that will receive the message
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: JABBER_TO
+'''

 import os

@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        """Display Playbook and play start messages"""
        self.play = play
        name = play.name
-        self.send_msg(f"Ansible starting play: {name}")
+        self.send_msg("Ansible starting play: %s" % (name))

    def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
        name = self.play
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

        if failures or unreachable:
            out = self.debug
-            self.send_msg(f"{name}: Failures detected \n{self.task} \nHost: {h}\n Failed at:\n{out}")
+            self.send_msg("%s: Failures detected \n%s \nHost: %s\n Failed at:\n%s" % (name, self.task, h, out))
        else:
            out = self.debug
-            self.send_msg(f"Great! \n Playbook {name} completed:\n{s} \n Last task debug:\n {out}")
+            self.send_msg("Great! \n Playbook %s completed:\n%s \n Last task debug:\n %s" % (name, s, out))
--- a/plugins/callback/log_plays.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/log_plays.py
@@ -4,29 +4,29 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: log_plays
-type: notification
-short_description: write playbook output to log file
-description:
-  - This callback writes playbook output to a file per host in the C(/var/log/ansible/hosts) directory.
-requirements:
-  - Whitelist in configuration
-  - A writeable C(/var/log/ansible/hosts) directory by the user executing Ansible on the controller
-options:
-  log_folder:
-    default: /var/log/ansible/hosts
-    description: The folder where log files will be created.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_LOG_FOLDER
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_log_plays
-        key: log_folder
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: log_plays
+    type: notification
+    short_description: write playbook output to log file
+    description:
+      - This callback writes playbook output to a file per host in the C(/var/log/ansible/hosts) directory.
+    requirements:
+     - Whitelist in configuration
+     - A writeable C(/var/log/ansible/hosts) directory by the user executing Ansible on the controller
+    options:
+      log_folder:
+        default: /var/log/ansible/hosts
+        description: The folder where log files will be created.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_LOG_FOLDER
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_log_plays
+            key: log_folder
+'''

 import os
 import time
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
    CALLBACK_NEEDS_WHITELIST = True

    TIME_FORMAT = "%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S"
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _make_msg(now, playbook, task_name, task_action, category, data):
-        return f"{now} - {playbook} - {task_name} - {task_action} - {category} - {data}\n\n"
+    MSG_FORMAT = "%(now)s - %(playbook)s - %(task_name)s - %(task_action)s - %(category)s - %(data)s\n\n"

    def __init__(self):

@@ -84,12 +81,22 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                invocation = data.pop('invocation', None)
                data = json.dumps(data, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder)
                if invocation is not None:
-                    data = f"{json.dumps(invocation)} => {data} "
+                    data = json.dumps(invocation) + " => %s " % data

        path = os.path.join(self.log_folder, result._host.get_name())
        now = time.strftime(self.TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime())

-        msg = to_bytes(self._make_msg(now, self.playbook, result._task.name, result._task.action, category, data))
+        msg = to_bytes(
+            self.MSG_FORMAT
+            % dict(
+                now=now,
+                playbook=self.playbook,
+                task_name=result._task.name,
+                task_action=result._task.action,
+                category=category,
+                data=data,
+            )
+        )
        with open(path, "ab") as fd:
            fd.write(msg)

--- a/plugins/callback/loganalytics.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/loganalytics.py
@@ -3,43 +3,42 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: loganalytics
-type: notification
-short_description: Posts task results to Azure Log Analytics
-author: "Cyrus Li (@zhcli) <cyrus1006@gmail.com>"
-description:
-  - This callback plugin will post task results in JSON formatted to an Azure Log Analytics workspace.
-  - Credits to authors of splunk callback plugin.
-version_added: "2.4.0"
-requirements:
-  - Whitelisting this callback plugin.
-  - An Azure log analytics work space has been established.
-options:
-  workspace_id:
-    description: Workspace ID of the Azure log analytics workspace.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: WORKSPACE_ID
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_loganalytics
-        key: workspace_id
-  shared_key:
-    description: Shared key to connect to Azure log analytics workspace.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: WORKSPACE_SHARED_KEY
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_loganalytics
-        key: shared_key
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: loganalytics
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Posts task results to Azure Log Analytics
+    author: "Cyrus Li (@zhcli) <cyrus1006@gmail.com>"
+    description:
+      - This callback plugin will post task results in JSON formatted to an Azure Log Analytics workspace.
+      - Credits to authors of splunk callback plugin.
+    version_added: "2.4.0"
+    requirements:
+      - Whitelisting this callback plugin.
+      - An Azure log analytics work space has been established.
+    options:
+      workspace_id:
+        description: Workspace ID of the Azure log analytics workspace.
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: WORKSPACE_ID
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_loganalytics
+            key: workspace_id
+      shared_key:
+        description: Shared key to connect to Azure log analytics workspace.
+        required: true
+        env:
+          - name: WORKSPACE_SHARED_KEY
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_loganalytics
+            key: shared_key
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: |-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: |
  Whitelist the plugin in ansible.cfg:
    [defaults]
    callback_whitelist = community.general.loganalytics
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ examples: |-
    [callback_loganalytics]
    workspace_id = 01234567-0123-0123-0123-01234567890a
    shared_key = dZD0kCbKl3ehZG6LHFMuhtE0yHiFCmetzFMc2u+roXIUQuatqU924SsAAAAPemhjbGlAemhjbGktTUJQAQIDBA==
-"""
+'''

 import hashlib
 import hmac
@@ -83,17 +82,18 @@ class AzureLogAnalyticsSource(object):

    def __build_signature(self, date, workspace_id, shared_key, content_length):
        # Build authorisation signature for Azure log analytics API call
-        sigs = f"POST\n{content_length}\napplication/json\nx-ms-date:{date}\n/api/logs"
+        sigs = "POST\n{0}\napplication/json\nx-ms-date:{1}\n/api/logs".format(
+            str(content_length), date)
        utf8_sigs = sigs.encode('utf-8')
        decoded_shared_key = base64.b64decode(shared_key)
        hmac_sha256_sigs = hmac.new(
            decoded_shared_key, utf8_sigs, digestmod=hashlib.sha256).digest()
        encoded_hash = base64.b64encode(hmac_sha256_sigs).decode('utf-8')
-        signature = f"SharedKey {workspace_id}:{encoded_hash}"
+        signature = "SharedKey {0}:{1}".format(workspace_id, encoded_hash)
        return signature

    def __build_workspace_url(self, workspace_id):
-        return f"https://{workspace_id}.ods.opinsights.azure.com/api/logs?api-version=2016-04-01"
+        return "https://{0}.ods.opinsights.azure.com/api/logs?api-version=2016-04-01".format(workspace_id)

    def __rfc1123date(self):
        return now().strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')
--- a/plugins/callback/logdna.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/logdna.py
@@ -3,58 +3,59 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: logdna
-type: notification
-short_description: Sends playbook logs to LogDNA
-description:
-  - This callback will report logs from playbook actions, tasks, and events to LogDNA (U(https://app.logdna.com)).
-requirements:
-  - LogDNA Python Library (U(https://github.com/logdna/python))
-  - whitelisting in configuration
-options:
-  conf_key:
-    required: true
-    description: LogDNA Ingestion Key.
-    type: string
-    env:
-      - name: LOGDNA_INGESTION_KEY
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logdna
-        key: conf_key
-  plugin_ignore_errors:
-    required: false
-    description: Whether to ignore errors on failing or not.
-    type: boolean
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_IGNORE_ERRORS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logdna
-        key: plugin_ignore_errors
-    default: false
-  conf_hostname:
-    required: false
-    description: Alternative Host Name; the current host name by default.
-    type: string
-    env:
-      - name: LOGDNA_HOSTNAME
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logdna
-        key: conf_hostname
-  conf_tags:
-    required: false
-    description: Tags.
-    type: string
-    env:
-      - name: LOGDNA_TAGS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logdna
-        key: conf_tags
-    default: ansible
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: logdna
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Sends playbook logs to LogDNA
+    description:
+      - This callback will report logs from playbook actions, tasks, and events to LogDNA (U(https://app.logdna.com)).
+    requirements:
+      - LogDNA Python Library (U(https://github.com/logdna/python))
+      - whitelisting in configuration
+    options:
+      conf_key:
+        required: true
+        description: LogDNA Ingestion Key.
+        type: string
+        env:
+          - name: LOGDNA_INGESTION_KEY
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logdna
+            key: conf_key
+      plugin_ignore_errors:
+        required: false
+        description: Whether to ignore errors on failing or not.
+        type: boolean
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_IGNORE_ERRORS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logdna
+            key: plugin_ignore_errors
+        default: false
+      conf_hostname:
+        required: false
+        description: Alternative Host Name; the current host name by default.
+        type: string
+        env:
+          - name: LOGDNA_HOSTNAME
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logdna
+            key: conf_hostname
+      conf_tags:
+        required: false
+        description: Tags.
+        type: string
+        env:
+          - name: LOGDNA_TAGS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logdna
+            key: conf_tags
+        default: ansible
+'''

 import logging
 import json
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ except ImportError:

 # Getting MAC Address of system:
 def get_mac():
-    mac = f"{getnode():012x}"
+    mac = "%012x" % getnode()
    return ":".join(map(lambda index: mac[index:index + 2], range(int(len(mac) / 2))))


@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        if ninvalidKeys > 0:
            for key in invalidKeys:
                del meta[key]
-            meta['__errors'] = f"These keys have been sanitized: {', '.join(invalidKeys)}"
+            meta['__errors'] = 'These keys have been sanitized: ' + ', '.join(invalidKeys)
        return meta

    def sanitizeJSON(self, data):
--- a/plugins/callback/logentries.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/logentries.py
@@ -3,79 +3,78 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: logentries
-type: notification
-short_description: Sends events to Logentries
-description:
-  - This callback plugin will generate JSON objects and send them to Logentries using TCP for auditing/debugging purposes.
-requirements:
-  - whitelisting in configuration
-  - certifi (Python library)
-  - flatdict (Python library), if you want to use the O(flatten) option
-options:
-  api:
-    description: URI to the Logentries API.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_API
-    default: data.logentries.com
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: api
-  port:
-    description: HTTP port to use when connecting to the API.
-    type: int
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_PORT
-    default: 80
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: port
-  tls_port:
-    description: Port to use when connecting to the API when TLS is enabled.
-    type: int
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_TLS_PORT
-    default: 443
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: tls_port
-  token:
-    description: The logentries C(TCP token).
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_ANSIBLE_TOKEN
-    required: true
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: token
-  use_tls:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: logentries
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Sends events to Logentries
    description:
-      - Toggle to decide whether to use TLS to encrypt the communications with the API server.
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_USE_TLS
-    default: false
-    type: boolean
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: use_tls
-  flatten:
-    description: Flatten complex data structures into a single dictionary with complex keys.
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
-    env:
-      - name: LOGENTRIES_FLATTEN
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logentries
-        key: flatten
-"""
+      - This callback plugin will generate JSON objects and send them to Logentries via TCP for auditing/debugging purposes.
+      - Before 2.4, if you wanted to use an ini configuration, the file must be placed in the same directory as this plugin and named C(logentries.ini).
+      - In 2.4 and above you can just put it in the main Ansible configuration file.
+    requirements:
+      - whitelisting in configuration
+      - certifi (Python library)
+      - flatdict (Python library), if you want to use the O(flatten) option
+    options:
+      api:
+        description: URI to the Logentries API.
+        env:
+          - name: LOGENTRIES_API
+        default: data.logentries.com
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: api
+      port:
+        description: HTTP port to use when connecting to the API.
+        env:
+            - name: LOGENTRIES_PORT
+        default: 80
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: port
+      tls_port:
+        description: Port to use when connecting to the API when TLS is enabled.
+        env:
+            - name: LOGENTRIES_TLS_PORT
+        default: 443
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: tls_port
+      token:
+        description: The logentries C(TCP token).
+        env:
+          - name: LOGENTRIES_ANSIBLE_TOKEN
+        required: true
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: token
+      use_tls:
+        description:
+          - Toggle to decide whether to use TLS to encrypt the communications with the API server.
+        env:
+          - name: LOGENTRIES_USE_TLS
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: use_tls
+      flatten:
+        description: Flatten complex data structures into a single dictionary with complex keys.
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        env:
+          - name: LOGENTRIES_FLATTEN
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logentries
+            key: flatten
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: >-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: >
  To enable, add this to your ansible.cfg file in the defaults block

    [defaults]
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ examples: >-
    use_tls = true
    token = dd21fc88-f00a-43ff-b977-e3a4233c53af
    flatten = false
-"""
+'''

 import os
 import socket
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ class PlainTextSocketAppender(object):
        # Error message displayed when an incorrect Token has been detected
        self.INVALID_TOKEN = "\n\nIt appears the LOGENTRIES_TOKEN parameter you entered is incorrect!\n\n"
        # Unicode Line separator character   \u2028
-        self.LINE_SEP = '\u2028'
+        self.LINE_SEP = u'\u2028'

        self._display = display
        self._conn = None
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ class PlainTextSocketAppender(object):
                self.open_connection()
                return
            except Exception as e:
-                self._display.vvvv(f"Unable to connect to Logentries: {e}")
+                self._display.vvvv(u"Unable to connect to Logentries: %s" % to_text(e))

            root_delay *= 2
            if root_delay > self.MAX_DELAY:
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ class PlainTextSocketAppender(object):
            wait_for = root_delay + random.uniform(0, root_delay)

            try:
-                self._display.vvvv(f"sleeping {wait_for} before retry")
+                self._display.vvvv("sleeping %s before retry" % wait_for)
                time.sleep(wait_for)
            except KeyboardInterrupt:
                raise
@@ -172,8 +171,8 @@ class PlainTextSocketAppender(object):
        # Replace newlines with Unicode line separator
        # for multi-line events
        data = to_text(data, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
-        multiline = data.replace('\n', self.LINE_SEP)
-        multiline += "\n"
+        multiline = data.replace(u'\n', self.LINE_SEP)
+        multiline += u"\n"
        # Send data, reconnect if needed
        while True:
            try:
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            self.use_tls = self.get_option('use_tls')
            self.flatten = self.get_option('flatten')
        except KeyError as e:
-            self._display.warning(f"Missing option for Logentries callback plugin: {e}")
+            self._display.warning(u"Missing option for Logentries callback plugin: %s" % to_text(e))
            self.disabled = True

        try:
@@ -265,10 +264,10 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

        if not self.disabled:
            if self.use_tls:
-                self._display.vvvv(f"Connecting to {self.api_url}:{self.api_tls_port} with TLS")
+                self._display.vvvv("Connecting to %s:%s with TLS" % (self.api_url, self.api_tls_port))
                self._appender = TLSSocketAppender(display=self._display, LE_API=self.api_url, LE_TLS_PORT=self.api_tls_port)
            else:
-                self._display.vvvv(f"Connecting to {self.api_url}:{self.api_port}")
+                self._display.vvvv("Connecting to %s:%s" % (self.api_url, self.api_port))
                self._appender = PlainTextSocketAppender(display=self._display, LE_API=self.api_url, LE_PORT=self.api_port)
            self._appender.reopen_connection()

@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

    def emit(self, record):
        msg = record.rstrip('\n')
-        msg = f"{self.token} {msg}"
+        msg = "{0} {1}".format(self.token, msg)
        self._appender.put(msg)
        self._display.vvvv("Sent event to logentries")

--- a/plugins/callback/logstash.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/logstash.py
@@ -4,96 +4,94 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Yevhen Khmelenko (@ujenmr)
-name: logstash
-type: notification
-short_description: Sends events to Logstash
-description:
-  - This callback will report facts and task events to Logstash U(https://www.elastic.co/products/logstash).
-requirements:
-  - whitelisting in configuration
-  - logstash (Python library)
-options:
-  server:
-    description: Address of the Logstash server.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: LOGSTASH_SERVER
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logstash
-        key: server
-        version_added: 1.0.0
-    default: localhost
-  port:
-    description: Port on which logstash is listening.
-    type: int
-    env:
-      - name: LOGSTASH_PORT
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logstash
-        key: port
-        version_added: 1.0.0
-    default: 5000
-  type:
-    description: Message type.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: LOGSTASH_TYPE
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logstash
-        key: type
-        version_added: 1.0.0
-    default: ansible
-  pre_command:
-    description: Executes command before run and its result is added to the C(ansible_pre_command_output) logstash field.
-    type: str
-    version_added: 2.0.0
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logstash
-        key: pre_command
-    env:
-      - name: LOGSTASH_PRE_COMMAND
-  format_version:
-    description: Logging format.
-    type: str
-    version_added: 2.0.0
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_logstash
-        key: format_version
-    env:
-      - name: LOGSTASH_FORMAT_VERSION
-    default: v1
-    choices:
-      - v1
-      - v2
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+    author: Yevhen Khmelenko (@ujenmr)
+    name: logstash
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Sends events to Logstash
+    description:
+      - This callback will report facts and task events to Logstash U(https://www.elastic.co/products/logstash).
+    requirements:
+      - whitelisting in configuration
+      - logstash (Python library)
+    options:
+      server:
+        description: Address of the Logstash server.
+        env:
+          - name: LOGSTASH_SERVER
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logstash
+            key: server
+            version_added: 1.0.0
+        default: localhost
+      port:
+        description: Port on which logstash is listening.
+        env:
+            - name: LOGSTASH_PORT
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logstash
+            key: port
+            version_added: 1.0.0
+        default: 5000
+      type:
+        description: Message type.
+        env:
+          - name: LOGSTASH_TYPE
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logstash
+            key: type
+            version_added: 1.0.0
+        default: ansible
+      pre_command:
+        description: Executes command before run and its result is added to the C(ansible_pre_command_output) logstash field.
+        version_added: 2.0.0
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logstash
+            key: pre_command
+        env:
+          - name: LOGSTASH_PRE_COMMAND
+      format_version:
+        description: Logging format.
+        type: str
+        version_added: 2.0.0
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_logstash
+            key: format_version
+        env:
+          - name: LOGSTASH_FORMAT_VERSION
+        default: v1
+        choices:
+          - v1
+          - v2

-EXAMPLES = r"""
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
 ansible.cfg: |
-  # Enable Callback plugin
-  [defaults]
-      callback_whitelist = community.general.logstash
+    # Enable Callback plugin
+    [defaults]
+        callback_whitelist = community.general.logstash

-  [callback_logstash]
-      server = logstash.example.com
-      port = 5000
-      pre_command = git rev-parse HEAD
-      type = ansible
+    [callback_logstash]
+        server = logstash.example.com
+        port = 5000
+        pre_command = git rev-parse HEAD
+        type = ansible

-11-input-tcp.conf: |-
-  # Enable Logstash TCP Input
-  input {
-          tcp {
-              port => 5000
-              codec => json
-              add_field => { "[@metadata][beat]" => "notify" }
-              add_field => { "[@metadata][type]" => "ansible" }
-          }
-      }
-"""
+11-input-tcp.conf: |
+    # Enable Logstash TCP Input
+    input {
+            tcp {
+                port => 5000
+                codec => json
+                add_field => { "[@metadata][beat]" => "notify" }
+                add_field => { "[@metadata][type]" => "ansible" }
+            }
+        }
+'''

 import os
 import json
--- a/plugins/callback/mail.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/mail.py
@@ -4,82 +4,84 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
 name: mail
 type: notification
-short_description: Sends failure events through email
+short_description: Sends failure events via email
 description:
-  - This callback will report failures through email.
+- This callback will report failures via email.
 author:
-  - Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
+- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
 requirements:
-  - whitelisting in configuration
+- whitelisting in configuration
 options:
  mta:
    description:
-      - Mail Transfer Agent, server that accepts SMTP.
+        - Mail Transfer Agent, server that accepts SMTP.
    type: str
    env:
-      - name: SMTPHOST
+        - name: SMTPHOST
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: smtphost
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: smtphost
    default: localhost
  mtaport:
    description:
-      - Mail Transfer Agent Port.
-      - Port at which server SMTP.
+        - Mail Transfer Agent Port.
+        - Port at which server SMTP.
    type: int
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: smtpport
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: smtpport
    default: 25
  to:
    description:
-      - Mail recipient.
+        - Mail recipient.
    type: list
    elements: str
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: to
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: to
    default: [root]
  sender:
    description:
-      - Mail sender.
-      - This is required since community.general 6.0.0.
+        - Mail sender.
+        - This is required since community.general 6.0.0.
    type: str
    required: true
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: sender
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: sender
  cc:
    description:
-      - CC'd recipients.
+        - CC'd recipients.
    type: list
    elements: str
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: cc
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: cc
  bcc:
    description:
-      - BCC'd recipients.
+        - BCC'd recipients.
    type: list
    elements: str
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: bcc
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: bcc
  message_id_domain:
    description:
-      - The domain name to use for the L(Message-ID header, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message-ID).
-      - The default is the hostname of the control node.
+        - The domain name to use for the L(Message-ID header, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message-ID).
+        - The default is the hostname of the control node.
    type: str
    ini:
-      - section: callback_mail
-        key: message_id_domain
+        - section: callback_mail
+          key: message_id_domain
    version_added: 8.2.0
-"""
+
+'''

 import json
 import os
@@ -133,14 +135,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        if self.bcc:
            bcc_addresses = email.utils.getaddresses(self.bcc)

-        content = f'Date: {email.utils.formatdate()}\n'
-        content += f'From: {email.utils.formataddr(sender_address)}\n'
+        content = 'Date: %s\n' % email.utils.formatdate()
+        content += 'From: %s\n' % email.utils.formataddr(sender_address)
        if self.to:
-            content += f"To: {', '.join([email.utils.formataddr(pair) for pair in to_addresses])}\n"
+            content += 'To: %s\n' % ', '.join([email.utils.formataddr(pair) for pair in to_addresses])
        if self.cc:
-            content += f"Cc: {', '.join([email.utils.formataddr(pair) for pair in cc_addresses])}\n"
-        content += f"Message-ID: {email.utils.make_msgid(domain=self.get_option('message_id_domain'))}\n"
-        content += f'Subject: {subject.strip()}\n\n'
+            content += 'Cc: %s\n' % ', '.join([email.utils.formataddr(pair) for pair in cc_addresses])
+        content += 'Message-ID: %s\n' % email.utils.make_msgid(domain=self.get_option('message_id_domain'))
+        content += 'Subject: %s\n\n' % subject.strip()
        content += body

        addresses = to_addresses
@@ -157,22 +159,23 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        smtp.quit()

    def subject_msg(self, multiline, failtype, linenr):
-        msg = multiline.strip('\r\n').splitlines()[linenr]
-        return f'{failtype}: {msg}'
+        return '%s: %s' % (failtype, multiline.strip('\r\n').splitlines()[linenr])

    def indent(self, multiline, indent=8):
        return re.sub('^', ' ' * indent, multiline, flags=re.MULTILINE)

    def body_blob(self, multiline, texttype):
        ''' Turn some text output in a well-indented block for sending in a mail body '''
-        intro = f'with the following {texttype}:\n\n'
-        blob = "\n".join(multiline.strip('\r\n').splitlines())
-        return f"{intro}{self.indent(blob)}\n"
+        intro = 'with the following %s:\n\n' % texttype
+        blob = ''
+        for line in multiline.strip('\r\n').splitlines():
+            blob += '%s\n' % line
+        return intro + self.indent(blob) + '\n'

    def mail_result(self, result, failtype):
        host = result._host.get_name()
        if not self.sender:
-            self.sender = f'"Ansible: {host}" <root>'
+            self.sender = '"Ansible: %s" <root>' % host

        # Add subject
        if self.itembody:
@@ -188,32 +191,31 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        elif result._result.get('exception'):  # Unrelated exceptions are added to output :-/
            subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['exception'], failtype, -1)
        else:
-            subject = f'{failtype}: {result._task.name or result._task.action}'
+            subject = '%s: %s' % (failtype, result._task.name or result._task.action)

        # Make playbook name visible (e.g. in Outlook/Gmail condensed view)
-        body = f'Playbook: {os.path.basename(self.playbook._file_name)}\n'
+        body = 'Playbook: %s\n' % os.path.basename(self.playbook._file_name)
        if result._task.name:
-            body += f'Task: {result._task.name}\n'
-        body += f'Module: {result._task.action}\n'
-        body += f'Host: {host}\n'
+            body += 'Task: %s\n' % result._task.name
+        body += 'Module: %s\n' % result._task.action
+        body += 'Host: %s\n' % host
        body += '\n'

        # Add task information (as much as possible)
        body += 'The following task failed:\n\n'
        if 'invocation' in result._result:
-            body += self.indent(f"{result._task.action}: {json.dumps(result._result['invocation']['module_args'], indent=4)}\n")
+            body += self.indent('%s: %s\n' % (result._task.action, json.dumps(result._result['invocation']['module_args'], indent=4)))
        elif result._task.name:
-            body += self.indent(f'{result._task.name} ({result._task.action})\n')
+            body += self.indent('%s (%s)\n' % (result._task.name, result._task.action))
        else:
-            body += self.indent(f'{result._task.action}\n')
+            body += self.indent('%s\n' % result._task.action)
        body += '\n'

        # Add item / message
        if self.itembody:
            body += self.itembody
        elif result._result.get('failed_when_result') is True:
-            fail_cond = self.indent('failed_when:\n- ' + '\n- '.join(result._task.failed_when))
-            body += f"due to the following condition:\n\n{fail_cond}\n\n"
+            body += "due to the following condition:\n\n" + self.indent('failed_when:\n- ' + '\n- '.join(result._task.failed_when)) + '\n\n'
        elif result._result.get('msg'):
            body += self.body_blob(result._result['msg'], 'message')

@@ -226,13 +228,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            body += self.body_blob(result._result['exception'], 'exception')
        if result._result.get('warnings'):
            for i in range(len(result._result.get('warnings'))):
-                body += self.body_blob(result._result['warnings'][i], f'exception {i + 1}')
+                body += self.body_blob(result._result['warnings'][i], 'exception %d' % (i + 1))
        if result._result.get('deprecations'):
            for i in range(len(result._result.get('deprecations'))):
-                body += self.body_blob(result._result['deprecations'][i], f'exception {i + 1}')
+                body += self.body_blob(result._result['deprecations'][i], 'exception %d' % (i + 1))

        body += 'and a complete dump of the error:\n\n'
-        body += self.indent(f'{failtype}: {json.dumps(result._result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=4)}')
+        body += self.indent('%s: %s' % (failtype, json.dumps(result._result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=4)))

        self.mail(subject=subject, body=body)

@@ -255,4 +257,4 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
    def v2_runner_item_on_failed(self, result):
        # Pass item information to task failure
        self.itemsubject = result._result['msg']
-        self.itembody += self.body_blob(json.dumps(result._result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=4), f"failed item dump '{result._result['item']}'")
+        self.itembody += self.body_blob(json.dumps(result._result, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, indent=4), "failed item dump '%(item)s'" % result._result)
--- a/plugins/callback/nrdp.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/nrdp.py
@@ -4,67 +4,68 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: nrdp
-type: notification
-author: "Remi VERCHERE (@rverchere)"
-short_description: Post task results to a Nagios server through nrdp
-description:
-  - This callback send playbook result to Nagios.
-  - Nagios shall use NRDP to receive passive events.
-  - The passive check is sent to a dedicated host/service for Ansible.
-options:
-  url:
-    description: URL of the nrdp server.
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: NRDP_URL
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: url
-    type: string
-  validate_certs:
-    description: Validate the SSL certificate of the nrdp server. (Used for HTTPS URLs).
-    env:
-      - name: NRDP_VALIDATE_CERTS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: validate_nrdp_certs
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: validate_certs
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
-    aliases: [validate_nrdp_certs]
-  token:
-    description: Token to be allowed to push nrdp events.
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: NRDP_TOKEN
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: token
-    type: string
-  hostname:
-    description: Hostname where the passive check is linked to.
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: NRDP_HOSTNAME
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: hostname
-    type: string
-  servicename:
-    description: Service where the passive check is linked to.
-    required: true
-    env:
-      - name: NRDP_SERVICENAME
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_nrdp
-        key: servicename
-    type: string
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: nrdp
+    type: notification
+    author: "Remi VERCHERE (@rverchere)"
+    short_description: Post task results to a Nagios server through nrdp
+    description:
+        - This callback send playbook result to Nagios.
+        - Nagios shall use NRDP to receive passive events.
+        - The passive check is sent to a dedicated host/service for Ansible.
+    options:
+        url:
+            description: URL of the nrdp server.
+            required: true
+            env:
+                - name : NRDP_URL
+            ini:
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: url
+            type: string
+        validate_certs:
+            description: Validate the SSL certificate of the nrdp server. (Used for HTTPS URLs.)
+            env:
+                - name: NRDP_VALIDATE_CERTS
+            ini:
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: validate_nrdp_certs
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: validate_certs
+            type: boolean
+            default: false
+            aliases: [ validate_nrdp_certs ]
+        token:
+            description: Token to be allowed to push nrdp events.
+            required: true
+            env:
+                - name: NRDP_TOKEN
+            ini:
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: token
+            type: string
+        hostname:
+            description: Hostname where the passive check is linked to.
+            required: true
+            env:
+                - name : NRDP_HOSTNAME
+            ini:
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: hostname
+            type: string
+        servicename:
+            description: Service where the passive check is linked to.
+            required: true
+            env:
+                - name : NRDP_SERVICENAME
+            ini:
+                - section: callback_nrdp
+                  key: servicename
+            type: string
+'''

 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        xmldata = "<?xml version='1.0'?>\n"
        xmldata += "<checkresults>\n"
        xmldata += "<checkresult type='service'>\n"
-        xmldata += f"<hostname>{self.hostname}</hostname>\n"
-        xmldata += f"<servicename>{self.servicename}</servicename>\n"
-        xmldata += f"<state>{state}</state>\n"
-        xmldata += f"<output>{msg}</output>\n"
+        xmldata += "<hostname>%s</hostname>\n" % self.hostname
+        xmldata += "<servicename>%s</servicename>\n" % self.servicename
+        xmldata += "<state>%d</state>\n" % state
+        xmldata += "<output>%s</output>\n" % msg
        xmldata += "</checkresult>\n"
        xmldata += "</checkresults>\n"

@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                                validate_certs=self.validate_nrdp_certs)
            return response.read()
        except Exception as ex:
-            self._display.warning(f"NRDP callback cannot send result {ex}")
+            self._display.warning("NRDP callback cannot send result {0}".format(ex))

    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
        '''
@@ -169,16 +170,17 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        critical = warning = 0
        for host in hosts:
            stat = stats.summarize(host)
-            gstats += (
-                f"'{host}_ok'={stat['ok']} '{host}_changed'={stat['changed']} '{host}_unreachable'={stat['unreachable']} '{host}_failed'={stat['failures']} "
-            )
+            gstats += "'%s_ok'=%d '%s_changed'=%d \
+                       '%s_unreachable'=%d '%s_failed'=%d " % \
+                (host, stat['ok'], host, stat['changed'],
+                 host, stat['unreachable'], host, stat['failures'])
            # Critical when failed tasks or unreachable host
            critical += stat['failures']
            critical += stat['unreachable']
            # Warning when changed tasks
            warning += stat['changed']

-        msg = f"{name} | {gstats}"
+        msg = "%s | %s" % (name, gstats)
        if critical:
            # Send Critical
            self._send_nrdp(self.CRITICAL, msg)
--- a/plugins/callback/null.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/null.py
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: 'null'
-type: stdout
-requirements:
-  - set as main display callback
-short_description: do not display stuff to screen
-description:
-  - This callback prevents outputting events to screen.
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: 'null'
+    type: stdout
+    requirements:
+      - set as main display callback
+    short_description: Don't display stuff to screen
+    description:
+        - This callback prevents outputting events to screen.
+'''

 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase

--- a/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/opentelemetry.py
@@ -3,122 +3,123 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Victor Martinez (@v1v)  <VictorMartinezRubio@gmail.com>
-name: opentelemetry
-type: notification
-short_description: Create distributed traces with OpenTelemetry
-version_added: 3.7.0
-description:
-  - This callback creates distributed traces for each Ansible task with OpenTelemetry.
-  - You can configure the OpenTelemetry exporter and SDK with environment variables.
-  - See U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/exporter/otlp/otlp.html).
-  - See
-    U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sdk/environment_variables.html#opentelemetry-sdk-environment-variables).
-options:
-  hide_task_arguments:
-    default: false
-    type: bool
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Victor Martinez (@v1v)  <VictorMartinezRubio@gmail.com>
+    name: opentelemetry
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Create distributed traces with OpenTelemetry
+    version_added: 3.7.0
    description:
-      - Hide the arguments for a task.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_HIDE_TASK_ARGUMENTS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: hide_task_arguments
-        version_added: 5.3.0
-  enable_from_environment:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - Whether to enable this callback only if the given environment variable exists and it is set to V(true).
-      - This is handy when you use Configuration as Code and want to send distributed traces if running in the CI rather when
-        running Ansible locally.
-      - For such, it evaluates the given O(enable_from_environment) value as environment variable and if set to true this
-        plugin will be enabled.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_ENABLE_FROM_ENVIRONMENT
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: enable_from_environment
-        version_added: 5.3.0
-    version_added: 3.8.0
-  otel_service_name:
-    default: ansible
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - The service name resource attribute.
-    env:
-      - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: otel_service_name
-        version_added: 5.3.0
-  traceparent:
-    default: None
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - The L(W3C Trace Context header traceparent,https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context-1/#traceparent-header).
-    env:
-      - name: TRACEPARENT
-  disable_logs:
-    default: false
-    type: bool
-    description:
-      - Disable sending logs.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_DISABLE_LOGS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: disable_logs
-    version_added: 5.8.0
-  disable_attributes_in_logs:
-    default: false
-    type: bool
-    description:
-      - Disable populating span attributes to the logs.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_DISABLE_ATTRIBUTES_IN_LOGS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: disable_attributes_in_logs
-    version_added: 7.1.0
-  store_spans_in_file:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - It stores the exported spans in the given file.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_STORE_SPANS_IN_FILE
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: store_spans_in_file
-    version_added: 9.0.0
-  otel_exporter_otlp_traces_protocol:
-    type: str
-    description:
-      - E(OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL) represents the the transport protocol for spans.
-      - See
-        U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sdk/environment_variables.html#envvar-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL).
-    default: grpc
-    choices:
-      - grpc
-      - http/protobuf
-    env:
-      - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_opentelemetry
-        key: otel_exporter_otlp_traces_protocol
-    version_added: 9.0.0
-requirements:
-  - opentelemetry-api (Python library)
-  - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp (Python library)
-  - opentelemetry-sdk (Python library)
-"""
+      - This callback creates distributed traces for each Ansible task with OpenTelemetry.
+      - You can configure the OpenTelemetry exporter and SDK with environment variables.
+      - See U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/exporter/otlp/otlp.html).
+      - See U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sdk/environment_variables.html#opentelemetry-sdk-environment-variables).
+    options:
+      hide_task_arguments:
+        default: false
+        type: bool
+        description:
+          - Hide the arguments for a task.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_HIDE_TASK_ARGUMENTS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: hide_task_arguments
+            version_added: 5.3.0
+      enable_from_environment:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - Whether to enable this callback only if the given environment variable exists and it is set to V(true).
+          - This is handy when you use Configuration as Code and want to send distributed traces
+            if running in the CI rather when running Ansible locally.
+          - For such, it evaluates the given O(enable_from_environment) value as environment variable
+            and if set to true this plugin will be enabled.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_ENABLE_FROM_ENVIRONMENT
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: enable_from_environment
+            version_added: 5.3.0
+        version_added: 3.8.0
+      otel_service_name:
+        default: ansible
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - The service name resource attribute.
+        env:
+          - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: otel_service_name
+            version_added: 5.3.0
+      traceparent:
+        default: None
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - The L(W3C Trace Context header traceparent,https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context-1/#traceparent-header).
+        env:
+          - name: TRACEPARENT
+      disable_logs:
+        default: false
+        type: bool
+        description:
+          - Disable sending logs.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_DISABLE_LOGS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: disable_logs
+        version_added: 5.8.0
+      disable_attributes_in_logs:
+        default: false
+        type: bool
+        description:
+          - Disable populating span attributes to the logs.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_DISABLE_ATTRIBUTES_IN_LOGS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: disable_attributes_in_logs
+        version_added: 7.1.0
+      store_spans_in_file:
+        default: None
+        type: str
+        description:
+          -  It stores the exported spans in the given file
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_STORE_SPANS_IN_FILE
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: store_spans_in_file
+        version_added: 9.0.0
+      otel_exporter_otlp_traces_protocol:
+        type: str
+        description:
+          - E(OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL) represents the the transport protocol for spans.
+          - See
+            U(https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sdk/environment_variables.html#envvar-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL).
+        default: grpc
+        choices:
+          - grpc
+          - http/protobuf
+        env:
+          - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_opentelemetry
+            key: otel_exporter_otlp_traces_protocol
+        version_added: 9.0.0
+    requirements:
+      - opentelemetry-api (Python library)
+      - opentelemetry-exporter-otlp (Python library)
+      - opentelemetry-sdk (Python library)
+'''


-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: |-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: |
  Enable the plugin in ansible.cfg:
    [defaults]
    callbacks_enabled = community.general.opentelemetry
@@ -130,14 +131,15 @@ examples: |-
    export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS="authorization=Bearer your_otel_token"
    export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=your_service_name
    export ANSIBLE_OPENTELEMETRY_ENABLED=true
-"""
+'''

 import getpass
 import json
 import os
 import socket
+import sys
+import time
 import uuid
-from time import time_ns

 from collections import OrderedDict
 from os.path import basename
@@ -163,12 +165,31 @@ try:
    from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export.in_memory_span_exporter import (
        InMemorySpanExporter
    )
+    # Support for opentelemetry-api <= 1.12
+    try:
+        from opentelemetry.util._time import _time_ns
+    except ImportError as imp_exc:
+        OTEL_LIBRARY_TIME_NS_ERROR = imp_exc
+    else:
+        OTEL_LIBRARY_TIME_NS_ERROR = None
+
 except ImportError as imp_exc:
    OTEL_LIBRARY_IMPORT_ERROR = imp_exc
+    OTEL_LIBRARY_TIME_NS_ERROR = imp_exc
 else:
    OTEL_LIBRARY_IMPORT_ERROR = None


+if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
+    time_ns = time.time_ns
+elif not OTEL_LIBRARY_TIME_NS_ERROR:
+    time_ns = _time_ns
+else:
+    def time_ns():
+        # Support versions older than 3.7 with opentelemetry-api > 1.12
+        return int(time.time() * 1e9)
+
+
 class TaskData:
    """
    Data about an individual task.
@@ -189,7 +210,7 @@ class TaskData:
        if host.uuid in self.host_data:
            if host.status == 'included':
                # concatenate task include output from multiple items
-                host.result = f'{self.host_data[host.uuid].result}\n{host.result}'
+                host.result = '%s\n%s' % (self.host_data[host.uuid].result, host.result)
            else:
                return

@@ -327,7 +348,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
    def update_span_data(self, task_data, host_data, span, disable_logs, disable_attributes_in_logs):
        """ update the span with the given TaskData and HostData """

-        name = f'[{host_data.name}] {task_data.play}: {task_data.name}'
+        name = '[%s] %s: %s' % (host_data.name, task_data.play, task_data.name)

        message = 'success'
        res = {}
@@ -335,7 +356,6 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
        status = Status(status_code=StatusCode.OK)
        if host_data.status != 'included':
            # Support loops
-            enriched_error_message = None
            if 'results' in host_data.result._result:
                if host_data.status == 'failed':
                    message = self.get_error_message_from_results(host_data.result._result['results'], task_data.action)
@@ -450,7 +470,7 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
    def get_error_message_from_results(results, action):
        for result in results:
            if result.get('failed', False):
-                return f"{action}({result.get('item', 'none')}) - {OpenTelemetrySource.get_error_message(result)}"
+                return ('{0}({1}) - {2}').format(action, result.get('item', 'none'), OpenTelemetrySource.get_error_message(result))

    @staticmethod
    def _last_line(text):
@@ -462,14 +482,14 @@ class OpenTelemetrySource(object):
        message = result.get('msg', 'failed')
        exception = result.get('exception')
        stderr = result.get('stderr')
-        return f"message: \"{message}\"\nexception: \"{exception}\"\nstderr: \"{stderr}\""
+        return ('message: "{0}"\nexception: "{1}"\nstderr: "{2}"').format(message, exception, stderr)

    @staticmethod
    def enrich_error_message_from_results(results, action):
        message = ""
        for result in results:
            if result.get('failed', False):
-                message = f"{action}({result.get('item', 'none')}) - {OpenTelemetrySource.enrich_error_message(result)}\n{message}"
+                message = ('{0}({1}) - {2}\n{3}').format(action, result.get('item', 'none'), OpenTelemetrySource.enrich_error_message(result), message)
        return message


@@ -515,9 +535,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        environment_variable = self.get_option('enable_from_environment')
        if environment_variable is not None and os.environ.get(environment_variable, 'false').lower() != 'true':
            self.disabled = True
-            self._display.warning(
-                f"The `enable_from_environment` option has been set and {environment_variable} is not enabled. Disabling the `opentelemetry` callback plugin."
-            )
+            self._display.warning("The `enable_from_environment` option has been set and {0} is not enabled. "
+                                  "Disabling the `opentelemetry` callback plugin.".format(environment_variable))

        self.hide_task_arguments = self.get_option('hide_task_arguments')

--- a/plugins/callback/say.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/say.py
@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: say
-type: notification
-requirements:
-  - whitelisting in configuration
-  - the C(/usr/bin/say) command line program (standard on macOS) or C(espeak) command line program
-short_description: notify using software speech synthesizer
-description:
-  - This plugin will use the C(say) or C(espeak) program to "speak" about play events.
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: say
+    type: notification
+    requirements:
+      - whitelisting in configuration
+      - the C(/usr/bin/say) command line program (standard on macOS) or C(espeak) command line program
+    short_description: notify using software speech synthesizer
+    description:
+      - This plugin will use the C(say) or C(espeak) program to "speak" about play events.
+'''

 import platform
 import subprocess
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            self.synthesizer = get_bin_path('say')
            if platform.system() != 'Darwin':
                # 'say' binary available, it might be GNUstep tool which doesn't support 'voice' parameter
-                self._display.warning(f"'say' executable found but system is '{platform.system()}': ignoring voice parameter")
+                self._display.warning("'say' executable found but system is '%s': ignoring voice parameter" % platform.system())
            else:
                self.FAILED_VOICE = 'Zarvox'
                self.REGULAR_VOICE = 'Trinoids'
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        # ansible will not call any callback if disabled is set to True
        if not self.synthesizer:
            self.disabled = True
-            self._display.warning(f"Unable to find either 'say' or 'espeak' executable, plugin {os.path.basename(__file__)} disabled")
+            self._display.warning("Unable to find either 'say' or 'espeak' executable, plugin %s disabled" % os.path.basename(__file__))

    def say(self, msg, voice):
        cmd = [self.synthesizer, msg]
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        subprocess.call(cmd)

    def runner_on_failed(self, host, res, ignore_errors=False):
-        self.say(f"Failure on host {host}", self.FAILED_VOICE)
+        self.say("Failure on host %s" % host, self.FAILED_VOICE)

    def runner_on_ok(self, host, res):
        self.say("pew", self.LASER_VOICE)
@@ -86,13 +87,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
        self.say("pew", self.LASER_VOICE)

    def runner_on_unreachable(self, host, res):
-        self.say(f"Failure on host {host}", self.FAILED_VOICE)
+        self.say("Failure on host %s" % host, self.FAILED_VOICE)

    def runner_on_async_ok(self, host, res, jid):
        self.say("pew", self.LASER_VOICE)

    def runner_on_async_failed(self, host, res, jid):
-        self.say(f"Failure on host {host}", self.FAILED_VOICE)
+        self.say("Failure on host %s" % host, self.FAILED_VOICE)

    def playbook_on_start(self):
        self.say("Running Playbook", self.REGULAR_VOICE)
@@ -102,15 +103,15 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

    def playbook_on_task_start(self, name, is_conditional):
        if not is_conditional:
-            self.say(f"Starting task: {name}", self.REGULAR_VOICE)
+            self.say("Starting task: %s" % name, self.REGULAR_VOICE)
        else:
-            self.say(f"Notifying task: {name}", self.REGULAR_VOICE)
+            self.say("Notifying task: %s" % name, self.REGULAR_VOICE)

    def playbook_on_setup(self):
        self.say("Gathering facts", self.REGULAR_VOICE)

    def playbook_on_play_start(self, name):
-        self.say(f"Starting play: {name}", self.HAPPY_VOICE)
+        self.say("Starting play: %s" % name, self.HAPPY_VOICE)

    def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
        self.say("Play complete", self.HAPPY_VOICE)
--- a/plugins/callback/selective.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/selective.py
@@ -4,37 +4,38 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: selective
-type: stdout
-requirements:
-  - set as main display callback
-short_description: only print certain tasks
-description:
-  - This callback only prints tasks that have been tagged with C(print_action) or that have failed. This allows operators
-    to focus on the tasks that provide value only.
-  - Tasks that are not printed are placed with a C(.).
-  - If you increase verbosity all tasks are printed.
-options:
-  nocolor:
-    default: false
-    description: This setting allows suppressing colorizing output.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SELECTIVE_DONT_COLORIZE
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: nocolor
-    type: boolean
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: selective
+    type: stdout
+    requirements:
+      - set as main display callback
+    short_description: only print certain tasks
+    description:
+      - This callback only prints tasks that have been tagged with C(print_action) or that have failed.
+        This allows operators to focus on the tasks that provide value only.
+      - Tasks that are not printed are placed with a C(.).
+      - If you increase verbosity all tasks are printed.
+    options:
+      nocolor:
+        default: false
+        description: This setting allows suppressing colorizing output.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR
+          - name: ANSIBLE_SELECTIVE_DONT_COLORIZE
+        ini:
+          - section: defaults
+            key: nocolor
+        type: boolean
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
- ansible.builtin.debug: msg="This will not be printed"
- ansible.builtin.debug: msg="But this will"
-  tags: [print_action]
+EXAMPLES = """
+  - ansible.builtin.debug: msg="This will not be printed"
+  - ansible.builtin.debug: msg="But this will"
+    tags: [print_action]
 """

 import difflib
@@ -47,13 +48,13 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
 DONT_COLORIZE = False
 COLORS = {
    'normal': '\033[0m',
-    'ok': f'\x1b[{C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_OK]}m',
+    'ok': '\033[{0}m'.format(C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_OK]),
    'bold': '\033[1m',
    'not_so_bold': '\033[1m\033[34m',
-    'changed': f'\x1b[{C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_CHANGED]}m',
-    'failed': f'\x1b[{C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_ERROR]}m',
+    'changed': '\033[{0}m'.format(C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_CHANGED]),
+    'failed': '\033[{0}m'.format(C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_ERROR]),
    'endc': '\033[0m',
-    'skipped': f'\x1b[{C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_SKIP]}m',
+    'skipped': '\033[{0}m'.format(C.COLOR_CODES[C.COLOR_SKIP]),
 }


@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ def colorize(msg, color):
    if DONT_COLORIZE:
        return msg
    else:
-        return f"{COLORS[color]}{msg}{COLORS['endc']}"
+        return '{0}{1}{2}'.format(COLORS[color], msg, COLORS['endc'])


 class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
@@ -105,15 +106,15 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            line_length = 120
            if self.last_skipped:
                print()
-            line = f"# {task_name} "
-            msg = colorize(f"{line}{'*' * (line_length - len(line))}", 'bold')
+            line = "# {0} ".format(task_name)
+            msg = colorize("{0}{1}".format(line, '*' * (line_length - len(line))), 'bold')
            print(msg)

    def _indent_text(self, text, indent_level):
        lines = text.splitlines()
        result_lines = []
        for l in lines:
-            result_lines.append(f"{' ' * indent_level}{l}")
+            result_lines.append("{0}{1}".format(' ' * indent_level, l))
        return '\n'.join(result_lines)

    def _print_diff(self, diff, indent_level):
@@ -146,19 +147,19 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            change_string = colorize('FAILED!!!', color)
        else:
            color = 'changed' if changed else 'ok'
-            change_string = colorize(f"changed={changed}", color)
+            change_string = colorize("changed={0}".format(changed), color)

        msg = colorize(msg, color)

        line_length = 120
        spaces = ' ' * (40 - len(name) - indent_level)
-        line = f"{' ' * indent_level}  * {name}{spaces}- {change_string}"
+        line = "{0}  * {1}{2}- {3}".format(' ' * indent_level, name, spaces, change_string)

        if len(msg) < 50:
-            line += f' -- {msg}'
-            print(f"{line} {'-' * (line_length - len(line))}---------")
+            line += ' -- {0}'.format(msg)
+            print("{0} {1}---------".format(line, '-' * (line_length - len(line))))
        else:
-            print(f"{line} {'-' * (line_length - len(line))}")
+            print("{0} {1}".format(line, '-' * (line_length - len(line))))
            print(self._indent_text(msg, indent_level + 4))

        if diff:
@@ -238,10 +239,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            else:
                color = 'ok'

-            msg = (
-                f"{host}    : ok={s['ok']}\tchanged={s['changed']}\tfailed={s['failures']}\tunreachable="
-                f"{s['unreachable']}\trescued={s['rescued']}\tignored={s['ignored']}"
-            )
+            msg = '{0}    : ok={1}\tchanged={2}\tfailed={3}\tunreachable={4}\trescued={5}\tignored={6}'.format(
+                host, s['ok'], s['changed'], s['failures'], s['unreachable'], s['rescued'], s['ignored'])
            print(colorize(msg, color))

    def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result, **kwargs):
@@ -253,15 +252,17 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            line_length = 120
            spaces = ' ' * (31 - len(result._host.name) - 4)

-            line = f"  * {colorize(result._host.name, 'not_so_bold')}{spaces}- {colorize('skipped', 'skipped')}"
+            line = "  * {0}{1}- {2}".format(colorize(result._host.name, 'not_so_bold'),
+                                            spaces,
+                                            colorize("skipped", 'skipped'),)

            reason = result._result.get('skipped_reason', '') or \
                result._result.get('skip_reason', '')
            if len(reason) < 50:
-                line += f' -- {reason}'
-                print(f"{line} {'-' * (line_length - len(line))}---------")
+                line += ' -- {0}'.format(reason)
+                print("{0} {1}---------".format(line, '-' * (line_length - len(line))))
            else:
-                print(f"{line} {'-' * (line_length - len(line))}")
+                print("{0} {1}".format(line, '-' * (line_length - len(line))))
                print(self._indent_text(reason, 8))
                print(reason)

--- a/plugins/callback/slack.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/slack.py
@@ -5,62 +5,61 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: slack
-type: notification
-requirements:
-  - whitelist in configuration
-  - prettytable (python library)
-short_description: Sends play events to a Slack channel
-description:
-  - This is an ansible callback plugin that sends status updates to a Slack channel during playbook execution.
-options:
-  webhook_url:
-    required: true
-    description: Slack Webhook URL.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_slack
-        key: webhook_url
-  channel:
-    default: "#ansible"
-    description: Slack room to post in.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SLACK_CHANNEL
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_slack
-        key: channel
-  username:
-    description: Username to post as.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SLACK_USERNAME
-    default: ansible
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_slack
-        key: username
-  validate_certs:
-    description: Validate the SSL certificate of the Slack server for HTTPS URLs.
-    env:
-      - name: SLACK_VALIDATE_CERTS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_slack
-        key: validate_certs
-    default: true
-    type: bool
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: slack
+    type: notification
+    requirements:
+      - whitelist in configuration
+      - prettytable (python library)
+    short_description: Sends play events to a Slack channel
+    description:
+        - This is an ansible callback plugin that sends status updates to a Slack channel during playbook execution.
+    options:
+      webhook_url:
+        required: true
+        description: Slack Webhook URL.
+        env:
+          - name: SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_slack
+            key: webhook_url
+      channel:
+        default: "#ansible"
+        description: Slack room to post in.
+        env:
+          - name: SLACK_CHANNEL
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_slack
+            key: channel
+      username:
+        description: Username to post as.
+        env:
+          - name: SLACK_USERNAME
+        default: ansible
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_slack
+            key: username
+      validate_certs:
+        description: Validate the SSL certificate of the Slack server for HTTPS URLs.
+        env:
+          - name: SLACK_VALIDATE_CERTS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_slack
+            key: validate_certs
+        default: true
+        type: bool
+'''

 import json
 import os
 import uuid

 from ansible import context
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase

@@ -136,13 +135,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                                headers=headers)
            return response.read()
        except Exception as e:
-            self._display.warning(f'Could not submit message to Slack: {e}')
+            self._display.warning(u'Could not submit message to Slack: %s' %
+                                  to_text(e))

    def v2_playbook_on_start(self, playbook):
        self.playbook_name = os.path.basename(playbook._file_name)

        title = [
-            f'*Playbook initiated* (_{self.guid}_)'
+            '*Playbook initiated* (_%s_)' % self.guid
        ]

        invocation_items = []
@@ -153,23 +153,23 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            subset = context.CLIARGS['subset']
            inventory = [os.path.abspath(i) for i in context.CLIARGS['inventory']]

-            invocation_items.append(f"Inventory:  {', '.join(inventory)}")
+            invocation_items.append('Inventory:  %s' % ', '.join(inventory))
            if tags and tags != ['all']:
-                invocation_items.append(f"Tags:       {', '.join(tags)}")
+                invocation_items.append('Tags:       %s' % ', '.join(tags))
            if skip_tags:
-                invocation_items.append(f"Skip Tags:  {', '.join(skip_tags)}")
+                invocation_items.append('Skip Tags:  %s' % ', '.join(skip_tags))
            if subset:
-                invocation_items.append(f'Limit:      {subset}')
+                invocation_items.append('Limit:      %s' % subset)
            if extra_vars:
-                invocation_items.append(f"Extra Vars: {' '.join(extra_vars)}")
+                invocation_items.append('Extra Vars: %s' %
+                                        ' '.join(extra_vars))

-            title.append(f"by *{context.CLIARGS['remote_user']}*")
+            title.append('by *%s*' % context.CLIARGS['remote_user'])

-        title.append(f'\n\n*{self.playbook_name}*')
+        title.append('\n\n*%s*' % self.playbook_name)
        msg_items = [' '.join(title)]
        if invocation_items:
-            _inv_item = '\n'.join(invocation_items)
-            msg_items.append(f'```\n{_inv_item}\n```')
+            msg_items.append('```\n%s\n```' % '\n'.join(invocation_items))

        msg = '\n'.join(msg_items)

@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
        """Display Play start messages"""

-        name = play.name or f'Play name not specified ({play._uuid})'
-        msg = f'*Starting play* (_{self.guid}_)\n\n*{name}*'
+        name = play.name or 'Play name not specified (%s)' % play._uuid
+        msg = '*Starting play* (_%s_)\n\n*%s*' % (self.guid, name)
        attachments = [
            {
                'fallback': msg,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):

        attachments = []
        msg_items = [
-            f'*Playbook Complete* (_{self.guid}_)'
+            '*Playbook Complete* (_%s_)' % self.guid
        ]
        if failures or unreachable:
            color = 'danger'
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
            color = 'good'
            msg_items.append('\n*Success!*')

-        msg_items.append(f'```\n{t}\n```')
+        msg_items.append('```\n%s\n```' % t)

        msg = '\n'.join(msg_items)

--- a/plugins/callback/splunk.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/splunk.py
@@ -3,75 +3,74 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: splunk
-type: notification
-short_description: Sends task result events to Splunk HTTP Event Collector
-author: "Stuart Hirst (!UNKNOWN) <support@convergingdata.com>"
-description:
-  - This callback plugin will send task results as JSON formatted events to a Splunk HTTP collector.
-  - The companion Splunk Monitoring & Diagnostics App is available here U(https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/4023/).
-  - Credit to "Ryan Currah (@ryancurrah)" for original source upon which this is based.
-requirements:
-  - Whitelisting this callback plugin
-  - 'Create a HTTP Event Collector in Splunk'
-  - 'Define the URL and token in C(ansible.cfg)'
-options:
-  url:
-    description: URL to the Splunk HTTP collector source.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SPLUNK_URL
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_splunk
-        key: url
-  authtoken:
-    description: Token to authenticate the connection to the Splunk HTTP collector.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SPLUNK_AUTHTOKEN
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_splunk
-        key: authtoken
-  validate_certs:
-    description: Whether to validate certificates for connections to HEC. It is not recommended to set to V(false) except
-      when you are sure that nobody can intercept the connection between this plugin and HEC, as setting it to V(false) allows
-      man-in-the-middle attacks!
-    env:
-      - name: SPLUNK_VALIDATE_CERTS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_splunk
-        key: validate_certs
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-    version_added: '1.0.0'
-  include_milliseconds:
-    description: Whether to include milliseconds as part of the generated timestamp field in the event sent to the Splunk
-      HTTP collector.
-    env:
-      - name: SPLUNK_INCLUDE_MILLISECONDS
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_splunk
-        key: include_milliseconds
-    type: bool
-    default: false
-    version_added: 2.0.0
-  batch:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: splunk
+    type: notification
+    short_description: Sends task result events to Splunk HTTP Event Collector
+    author: "Stuart Hirst (!UNKNOWN) <support@convergingdata.com>"
    description:
-      - Correlation ID which can be set across multiple playbook executions.
-    env:
-      - name: SPLUNK_BATCH
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_splunk
-        key: batch
-    type: str
-    version_added: 3.3.0
-"""
+      - This callback plugin will send task results as JSON formatted events to a Splunk HTTP collector.
+      - The companion Splunk Monitoring & Diagnostics App is available here U(https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/4023/).
+      - Credit to "Ryan Currah (@ryancurrah)" for original source upon which this is based.
+    requirements:
+      - Whitelisting this callback plugin
+      - 'Create a HTTP Event Collector in Splunk'
+      - 'Define the URL and token in C(ansible.cfg)'
+    options:
+      url:
+        description: URL to the Splunk HTTP collector source.
+        env:
+          - name: SPLUNK_URL
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_splunk
+            key: url
+      authtoken:
+        description: Token to authenticate the connection to the Splunk HTTP collector.
+        env:
+          - name: SPLUNK_AUTHTOKEN
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_splunk
+            key: authtoken
+      validate_certs:
+        description: Whether to validate certificates for connections to HEC. It is not recommended to set to
+                     V(false) except when you are sure that nobody can intercept the connection
+                     between this plugin and HEC, as setting it to V(false) allows man-in-the-middle attacks!
+        env:
+          - name: SPLUNK_VALIDATE_CERTS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_splunk
+            key: validate_certs
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        version_added: '1.0.0'
+      include_milliseconds:
+        description: Whether to include milliseconds as part of the generated timestamp field in the event
+                     sent to the Splunk HTTP collector.
+        env:
+          - name: SPLUNK_INCLUDE_MILLISECONDS
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_splunk
+            key: include_milliseconds
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+        version_added: 2.0.0
+      batch:
+        description:
+          - Correlation ID which can be set across multiple playbook executions.
+        env:
+          - name: SPLUNK_BATCH
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_splunk
+            key: batch
+        type: str
+        version_added: 3.3.0
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: >-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: >
  To enable, add this to your ansible.cfg file in the defaults block
    [defaults]
    callback_whitelist = community.general.splunk
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ examples: >-
    [callback_splunk]
    url = http://mysplunkinstance.datapaas.io:8088/services/collector/event
    authtoken = f23blad6-5965-4537-bf69-5b5a545blabla88
-"""
+'''

 import json
 import uuid
@@ -152,14 +151,15 @@ class SplunkHTTPCollectorSource(object):
        data['ansible_result'] = result._result

        # This wraps the json payload in and outer json event needed by Splunk
-        jsondata = json.dumps({"event": data}, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, sort_keys=True)
+        jsondata = json.dumps(data, cls=AnsibleJSONEncoder, sort_keys=True)
+        jsondata = '{"event":' + jsondata + "}"

        open_url(
            url,
            jsondata,
            headers={
                'Content-type': 'application/json',
-                'Authorization': f"Splunk {authtoken}"
+                'Authorization': 'Splunk ' + authtoken
            },
            method='POST',
            validate_certs=validate_certs
--- a/plugins/callback/sumologic.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/sumologic.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 name: sumologic
 type: notification
 short_description: Sends task result events to Sumologic
@@ -14,21 +15,20 @@ description:
  - This callback plugin will send task results as JSON formatted events to a Sumologic HTTP collector source.
 requirements:
  - Whitelisting this callback plugin
-  - 'Create a HTTP collector source in Sumologic and specify a custom timestamp format of V(yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZZZ) and
-    a custom timestamp locator of V("timestamp": "(.*\)")'
+  - 'Create a HTTP collector source in Sumologic and specify a custom timestamp format of V(yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss ZZZZ) and a custom timestamp locator
+    of V("timestamp": "(.*\)")'
 options:
  url:
    description: URL to the Sumologic HTTP collector source.
-    type: str
    env:
      - name: SUMOLOGIC_URL
    ini:
      - section: callback_sumologic
        key: url
-"""
+'''

-EXAMPLES = r"""
-examples: |-
+EXAMPLES = '''
+examples: |
  To enable, add this to your ansible.cfg file in the defaults block
    [defaults]
    callback_whitelist = community.general.sumologic
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ examples: |-
  Set the ansible.cfg variable in the callback_sumologic block
    [callback_sumologic]
    url = https://endpoint1.collection.us2.sumologic.com/receiver/v1/http/R8moSv1d8EW9LAUFZJ6dbxCFxwLH6kfCdcBfddlfxCbLuL-BN5twcTpMk__pYy_cDmp==
-"""
+'''

 import json
 import uuid
--- a/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/syslog_json.py
@@ -4,56 +4,54 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: syslog_json
-type: notification
-requirements:
-  - whitelist in configuration
-short_description: sends JSON events to syslog
-description:
-  - This plugin logs ansible-playbook and ansible runs to a syslog server in JSON format.
-options:
-  server:
-    description: Syslog server that will receive the event.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SYSLOG_SERVER
-    default: localhost
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_syslog_json
-        key: syslog_server
-  port:
-    description: Port on which the syslog server is listening.
-    type: int
-    env:
-      - name: SYSLOG_PORT
-    default: 514
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_syslog_json
-        key: syslog_port
-  facility:
-    description: Syslog facility to log as.
-    type: str
-    env:
-      - name: SYSLOG_FACILITY
-    default: user
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_syslog_json
-        key: syslog_facility
-  setup:
-    description: Log setup tasks.
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SYSLOG_SETUP
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_syslog_json
-        key: syslog_setup
-    version_added: 4.5.0
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: syslog_json
+    type: notification
+    requirements:
+      - whitelist in configuration
+    short_description: sends JSON events to syslog
+    description:
+      - This plugin logs ansible-playbook and ansible runs to a syslog server in JSON format.
+    options:
+      server:
+        description: Syslog server that will receive the event.
+        env:
+        - name: SYSLOG_SERVER
+        default: localhost
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_syslog_json
+            key: syslog_server
+      port:
+        description: Port on which the syslog server is listening.
+        env:
+          - name: SYSLOG_PORT
+        default: 514
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_syslog_json
+            key: syslog_port
+      facility:
+        description: Syslog facility to log as.
+        env:
+          - name: SYSLOG_FACILITY
+        default: user
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_syslog_json
+            key: syslog_facility
+      setup:
+        description: Log setup tasks.
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_SYSLOG_SETUP
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+        ini:
+          - section: callback_syslog_json
+            key: syslog_setup
+        version_added: 4.5.0
+'''

 import logging
 import logging.handlers
--- a/plugins/callback/timestamp.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/timestamp.py
@@ -5,49 +5,51 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function

+__metaclass__ = type

 DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: timestamp
-type: stdout
-short_description: Adds simple timestamp for each header
-version_added: 9.0.0
-description:
-  - This callback adds simple timestamp for each header.
-author: kurokobo (@kurokobo)
-options:
-  timezone:
-    description:
-      - Timezone to use for the timestamp in IANA time zone format.
-      - For example V(America/New_York), V(Asia/Tokyo)). Ignored on Python < 3.9.
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_timestamp
-        key: timezone
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TIMESTAMP_TIMEZONE
-    type: string
-  format_string:
-    description:
-      - Format of the timestamp shown to user in 1989 C standard format.
-      - Refer to L(the Python documentation,https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes)
-        for the available format codes.
-    ini:
-      - section: callback_timestamp
-        key: format_string
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT_STRING
-    default: "%H:%M:%S"
-    type: string
-seealso:
-  - plugin: ansible.posix.profile_tasks
-    plugin_type: callback
-    description: >-
-      You can use P(ansible.posix.profile_tasks#callback) callback plugin to time individual tasks and overall execution time
-      with detailed timestamps.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - ansible.builtin.default_callback
-  - ansible.builtin.result_format_callback
+  name: timestamp
+  type: stdout
+  short_description: Adds simple timestamp for each header
+  version_added: 9.0.0
+  description:
+    - This callback adds simple timestamp for each header.
+  author: kurokobo (@kurokobo)
+  options:
+    timezone:
+      description:
+        - Timezone to use for the timestamp in IANA time zone format.
+        - For example C(America/New_York), C(Asia/Tokyo)). Ignored on Python < 3.9.
+      ini:
+        - section: callback_timestamp
+          key: timezone
+      env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TIMESTAMP_TIMEZONE
+      type: string
+    format_string:
+      description:
+        - Format of the timestamp shown to user in 1989 C standard format.
+        - >
+          Refer to L(the Python documentation,https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes)
+          for the available format codes.
+      ini:
+        - section: callback_timestamp
+          key: format_string
+      env:
+        - name: ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT_STRING
+      default: "%H:%M:%S"
+      type: string
+  seealso:
+    - plugin: ansible.posix.profile_tasks
+      plugin_type: callback
+      description: >
+        You can use P(ansible.posix.profile_tasks#callback) callback plugin to time individual tasks and overall execution time
+        with detailed timestamps.
+  extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - ansible.builtin.default_callback
+    - ansible.builtin.result_format_callback
 """


@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ def banner(self, msg, color=None, cows=True):
    msg = to_text(msg)
    if self.b_cowsay and cows:
        try:
-            self.banner_cowsay(f"{msg} @ {timestamp}")
+            self.banner_cowsay("%s @ %s" % (msg, timestamp))
            return
        except OSError:
            self.warning("somebody cleverly deleted cowsay or something during the PB run.  heh.")
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ def banner(self, msg, color=None, cows=True):
    if star_len <= 3:
        star_len = 3
    stars = "*" * star_len
-    self.display(f"\n{msg} {stars} {timestamp}", color=color)
+    self.display("\n%s %s %s" % (msg, stars, timestamp), color=color)


 class CallbackModule(Default):
--- a/plugins/callback/unixy.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/unixy.py
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: unixy
-type: stdout
-author: Al Bowles (@akatch)
-short_description: condensed Ansible output
-description:
-  - Consolidated Ansible output in the style of LINUX/UNIX startup logs.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - default_callback
-requirements:
-  - set as stdout in configuration
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: unixy
+    type: stdout
+    author: Al Bowles (@akatch)
+    short_description: condensed Ansible output
+    description:
+      - Consolidated Ansible output in the style of LINUX/UNIX startup logs.
+    extends_documentation_fragment:
+      - default_callback
+    requirements:
+      - set as stdout in configuration
+'''

 from os.path import basename
 from ansible import constants as C
@@ -66,24 +67,24 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):

    def _process_result_output(self, result, msg):
        task_host = result._host.get_name()
-        task_result = f"{task_host} {msg}"
+        task_result = "%s %s" % (task_host, msg)

        if self._run_is_verbose(result):
-            task_result = f"{task_host} {msg}: {self._dump_results(result._result, indent=4)}"
+            task_result = "%s %s: %s" % (task_host, msg, self._dump_results(result._result, indent=4))
            return task_result

        if self.delegated_vars:
            task_delegate_host = self.delegated_vars['ansible_host']
-            task_result = f"{task_host} -> {task_delegate_host} {msg}"
+            task_result = "%s -> %s %s" % (task_host, task_delegate_host, msg)

        if result._result.get('msg') and result._result.get('msg') != "All items completed":
-            task_result += f" | msg: {to_text(result._result.get('msg'))}"
+            task_result += " | msg: " + to_text(result._result.get('msg'))

        if result._result.get('stdout'):
-            task_result += f" | stdout: {result._result.get('stdout')}"
+            task_result += " | stdout: " + result._result.get('stdout')

        if result._result.get('stderr'):
-            task_result += f" | stderr: {result._result.get('stderr')}"
+            task_result += " | stderr: " + result._result.get('stderr')

        return task_result

@@ -91,30 +92,30 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        self._get_task_display_name(task)
        if self.task_display_name is not None:
            if task.check_mode and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
-                self._display.display(f"{self.task_display_name} (check mode)...")
+                self._display.display("%s (check mode)..." % self.task_display_name)
            else:
-                self._display.display(f"{self.task_display_name}...")
+                self._display.display("%s..." % self.task_display_name)

    def v2_playbook_on_handler_task_start(self, task):
        self._get_task_display_name(task)
        if self.task_display_name is not None:
            if task.check_mode and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
-                self._display.display(f"{self.task_display_name} (via handler in check mode)... ")
+                self._display.display("%s (via handler in check mode)... " % self.task_display_name)
            else:
-                self._display.display(f"{self.task_display_name} (via handler)... ")
+                self._display.display("%s (via handler)... " % self.task_display_name)

    def v2_playbook_on_play_start(self, play):
        name = play.get_name().strip()
        if play.check_mode and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
            if name and play.hosts:
-                msg = f"\n- {name} (in check mode) on hosts: {','.join(play.hosts)} -"
+                msg = u"\n- %s (in check mode) on hosts: %s -" % (name, ",".join(play.hosts))
            else:
-                msg = "- check mode -"
+                msg = u"- check mode -"
        else:
            if name and play.hosts:
-                msg = f"\n- {name} on hosts: {','.join(play.hosts)} -"
+                msg = u"\n- %s on hosts: %s -" % (name, ",".join(play.hosts))
            else:
-                msg = "---"
+                msg = u"---"

        self._display.display(msg)

@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            msg = "skipped"

            task_result = self._process_result_output(result, msg)
-            self._display.display(f"  {task_result}", display_color)
+            self._display.display("  " + task_result, display_color)
        else:
            return

@@ -135,10 +136,10 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        msg = "failed"
        item_value = self._get_item_label(result._result)
        if item_value:
-            msg += f" | item: {item_value}"
+            msg += " | item: %s" % (item_value,)

        task_result = self._process_result_output(result, msg)
-        self._display.display(f"  {task_result}", display_color, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
+        self._display.display("  " + task_result, display_color, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))

    def v2_runner_on_ok(self, result, msg="ok", display_color=C.COLOR_OK):
        self._preprocess_result(result)
@@ -148,13 +149,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            msg = "done"
            item_value = self._get_item_label(result._result)
            if item_value:
-                msg += f" | item: {item_value}"
+                msg += " | item: %s" % (item_value,)
            display_color = C.COLOR_CHANGED
            task_result = self._process_result_output(result, msg)
-            self._display.display(f"  {task_result}", display_color)
+            self._display.display("  " + task_result, display_color)
        elif self.get_option('display_ok_hosts'):
            task_result = self._process_result_output(result, msg)
-            self._display.display(f"  {task_result}", display_color)
+            self._display.display("  " + task_result, display_color)

    def v2_runner_item_on_skipped(self, result):
        self.v2_runner_on_skipped(result)
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
        display_color = C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE
        task_result = self._process_result_output(result, msg)

-        self._display.display(f"  {task_result}", display_color, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))
+        self._display.display("  " + task_result, display_color, stderr=self.get_option('display_failed_stderr'))

    def v2_on_file_diff(self, result):
        if result._task.loop and 'results' in result._result:
@@ -194,17 +195,25 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            # TODO how else can we display these?
            t = stats.summarize(h)

-            self._display.display(
-                f"  {hostcolor(h, t)} : {colorize('ok', t['ok'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('changed', t['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED)} "
-                f"{colorize('unreachable', t['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE)} {colorize('failed', t['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR)} "
-                f"{colorize('rescued', t['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK)} {colorize('ignored', t['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN)}",
+            self._display.display(u"  %s : %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+                hostcolor(h, t),
+                colorize(u'ok', t['ok'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                colorize(u'changed', t['changed'], C.COLOR_CHANGED),
+                colorize(u'unreachable', t['unreachable'], C.COLOR_UNREACHABLE),
+                colorize(u'failed', t['failures'], C.COLOR_ERROR),
+                colorize(u'rescued', t['rescued'], C.COLOR_OK),
+                colorize(u'ignored', t['ignored'], C.COLOR_WARN)),
                screen_only=True
            )

-            self._display.display(
-                f"  {hostcolor(h, t, False)} : {colorize('ok', t['ok'], None)} {colorize('changed', t['changed'], None)} "
-                f"{colorize('unreachable', t['unreachable'], None)} {colorize('failed', t['failures'], None)} {colorize('rescued', t['rescued'], None)} "
-                f"{colorize('ignored', t['ignored'], None)}",
+            self._display.display(u"  %s : %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (
+                hostcolor(h, t, False),
+                colorize(u'ok', t['ok'], None),
+                colorize(u'changed', t['changed'], None),
+                colorize(u'unreachable', t['unreachable'], None),
+                colorize(u'failed', t['failures'], None),
+                colorize(u'rescued', t['rescued'], None),
+                colorize(u'ignored', t['ignored'], None)),
                log_only=True
            )
        if stats.custom and self.get_option('show_custom_stats'):
@@ -214,14 +223,12 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
            for k in sorted(stats.custom.keys()):
                if k == '_run':
                    continue
-                stat_val = self._dump_results(stats.custom[k], indent=1).replace('\n', '')
-                self._display.display(f'\t{k}: {stat_val}')
+                self._display.display('\t%s: %s' % (k, self._dump_results(stats.custom[k], indent=1).replace('\n', '')))

            # print per run custom stats
            if '_run' in stats.custom:
                self._display.display("", screen_only=True)
-                stat_val_run = self._dump_results(stats.custom['_run'], indent=1).replace('\n', '')
-                self._display.display(f'\tRUN: {stat_val_run}')
+                self._display.display('\tRUN: %s' % self._dump_results(stats.custom['_run'], indent=1).replace('\n', ''))
            self._display.display("", screen_only=True)

    def v2_playbook_on_no_hosts_matched(self):
@@ -232,23 +239,23 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):

    def v2_playbook_on_start(self, playbook):
        if context.CLIARGS['check'] and self.get_option('check_mode_markers'):
-            self._display.display(f"Executing playbook {basename(playbook._file_name)} in check mode")
+            self._display.display("Executing playbook %s in check mode" % basename(playbook._file_name))
        else:
-            self._display.display(f"Executing playbook {basename(playbook._file_name)}")
+            self._display.display("Executing playbook %s" % basename(playbook._file_name))

        # show CLI arguments
        if self._display.verbosity > 3:
            if context.CLIARGS.get('args'):
-                self._display.display(f"Positional arguments: {' '.join(context.CLIARGS['args'])}",
+                self._display.display('Positional arguments: %s' % ' '.join(context.CLIARGS['args']),
                                      color=C.COLOR_VERBOSE, screen_only=True)

            for argument in (a for a in context.CLIARGS if a != 'args'):
                val = context.CLIARGS[argument]
                if val:
-                    self._display.vvvv(f'{argument}: {val}')
+                    self._display.vvvv('%s: %s' % (argument, val))

    def v2_runner_retry(self, result):
-        msg = f"  Retrying... ({result._result['attempts']} of {result._result['retries']})"
+        msg = "  Retrying... (%d of %d)" % (result._result['attempts'], result._result['retries'])
        if self._run_is_verbose(result):
-            msg += f"Result was: {self._dump_results(result._result)}"
+            msg += "Result was: %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
        self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_DEBUG)
--- a/plugins/callback/yaml.py
+++ b/plugins/callback/yaml.py
@@ -4,34 +4,32 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

 # Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
-name: yaml
-type: stdout
-short_description: YAML-ized Ansible screen output
-deprecated:
-  removed_in: 13.0.0
-  why: Starting in ansible-core 2.13, the P(ansible.builtin.default#callback) callback has support for printing output in
-    YAML format.
-  alternative: Use O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format=yaml).
-description:
-  - Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the default JSON formatting.
-extends_documentation_fragment:
-  - default_callback
-requirements:
-  - set as stdout in configuration
-seealso:
-  - plugin: ansible.builtin.default
-    plugin_type: callback
-    description: >-
-      There is a parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format) in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback) that allows
-      you to change the output format to YAML.
-notes:
-  - With ansible-core 2.13 or newer, you can instead specify V(yaml) for the parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format)
-    in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback).
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Unknown (!UNKNOWN)
+    name: yaml
+    type: stdout
+    short_description: YAML-ized Ansible screen output
+    description:
+        - Ansible output that can be quite a bit easier to read than the
+          default JSON formatting.
+    extends_documentation_fragment:
+      - default_callback
+    requirements:
+      - set as stdout in configuration
+    seealso:
+      - plugin: ansible.builtin.default
+        plugin_type: callback
+        description: >
+          There is a parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format) in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback)
+          that allows you to change the output format to YAML.
+    notes:
+      - >
+        With ansible-core 2.13 or newer, you can instead specify V(yaml) for the parameter O(ansible.builtin.default#callback:result_format)
+        in P(ansible.builtin.default#callback).
+'''

 import yaml
 import json
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ from ansible.plugins.callback.default import CallbackModule as Default
 # from http://stackoverflow.com/a/15423007/115478
 def should_use_block(value):
    """Returns true if string should be in block format"""
-    for c in "\u000a\u000d\u001c\u001d\u001e\u0085\u2028\u2029":
+    for c in u"\u000a\u000d\u001c\u001d\u001e\u0085\u2028\u2029":
        if c in value:
            return True
    return False
@@ -115,11 +113,11 @@ class CallbackModule(Default):

        # put changed and skipped into a header line
        if 'changed' in abridged_result:
-            dumped += f"changed={str(abridged_result['changed']).lower()} "
+            dumped += 'changed=' + str(abridged_result['changed']).lower() + ' '
            del abridged_result['changed']

        if 'skipped' in abridged_result:
-            dumped += f"skipped={str(abridged_result['skipped']).lower()} "
+            dumped += 'skipped=' + str(abridged_result['skipped']).lower() + ' '
            del abridged_result['skipped']

        # if we already have stdout, we don't need stdout_lines
--- a/plugins/connection/chroot.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/chroot.py
@@ -7,68 +7,79 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Maykel Moya (!UNKNOWN) <mmoya@speedyrails.com>
-name: chroot
-short_description: Interact with local chroot
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing chroot on the Ansible controller.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Maykel Moya (!UNKNOWN) <mmoya@speedyrails.com>
+    name: chroot
+    short_description: Interact with local chroot
    description:
-      - The path of the chroot you want to access.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-  executable:
-    description:
-      - User specified executable shell.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: executable
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_EXECUTABLE
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_executable
-    default: /bin/sh
-  chroot_exe:
-    description:
-      - User specified chroot binary.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: chroot_connection
-        key: exe
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CHROOT_EXE
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_chroot_exe
-    default: chroot
-  disable_root_check:
-    description:
-      - Do not check that the user is not root.
-    ini:
-      - section: chroot_connection
-        key: disable_root_check
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_CHROOT_DISABLE_ROOT_CHECK
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_chroot_disable_root_check
-    default: false
-    type: bool
-    version_added: 7.3.0
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing chroot on the Ansible controller.
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - The path of the chroot you want to access.
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
+            - name: ansible_host
+      executable:
+        description:
+            - User specified executable shell
+        ini:
+          - section: defaults
+            key: executable
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_EXECUTABLE
+        vars:
+          - name: ansible_executable
+        default: /bin/sh
+      chroot_exe:
+        description:
+            - User specified chroot binary
+        ini:
+          - section: chroot_connection
+            key: exe
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CHROOT_EXE
+        vars:
+          - name: ansible_chroot_exe
+        default: chroot
+      disable_root_check:
+        description:
+            - Do not check that the user is not root.
+        ini:
+          - section: chroot_connection
+            key: disable_root_check
+        env:
+          - name: ANSIBLE_CHROOT_DISABLE_ROOT_CHECK
+        vars:
+          - name: ansible_chroot_disable_root_check
+        default: false
+        type: bool
+        version_added: 7.3.0
+'''

 EXAMPLES = r"""
+# Plugin requires root privileges for chroot, -E preserves your env (and location of ~/.ansible):
+# sudo -E ansible-playbook ...
+#
+# Static inventory file
+# [chroots]
+# /path/to/debootstrap
+# /path/to/feboostrap
+# /path/to/lxc-image
+# /path/to/chroot
+
+# playbook
+---
 - hosts: chroots
  connection: community.general.chroot
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "This is coming from chroot environment"
+
 """

 import os
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@ from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import is_executable
 from ansible.module_utils.common.process import get_bin_path
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import shlex_quote
-from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
 from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.utils.display import Display

@@ -106,15 +117,15 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

        # do some trivial checks for ensuring 'host' is actually a chroot'able dir
        if not os.path.isdir(self.chroot):
-            raise AnsibleError(f"{self.chroot} is not a directory")
+            raise AnsibleError("%s is not a directory" % self.chroot)

        chrootsh = os.path.join(self.chroot, 'bin/sh')
        # Want to check for a usable bourne shell inside the chroot.
        # is_executable() == True is sufficient.  For symlinks it
        # gets really complicated really fast.  So we punt on finding that
-        # out.  As long as it is a symlink we assume that it will work
+        # out.  As long as it's a symlink we assume that it will work
        if not (is_executable(chrootsh) or (os.path.lexists(chrootsh) and os.path.islink(chrootsh))):
-            raise AnsibleError(f"{self.chroot} does not look like a chrootable dir (/bin/sh missing)")
+            raise AnsibleError("%s does not look like a chrootable dir (/bin/sh missing)" % self.chroot)

    def _connect(self):
        """ connect to the chroot """
@@ -129,7 +140,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            try:
                self.chroot_cmd = get_bin_path(self.get_option('chroot_exe'))
            except ValueError as e:
-                raise AnsibleError(str(e))
+                raise AnsibleError(to_native(e))

        super(Connection, self)._connect()
        if not self._connected:
@@ -147,7 +158,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        executable = self.get_option('executable')
        local_cmd = [self.chroot_cmd, self.chroot, executable, '-c', cmd]

-        display.vvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self.chroot)
+        display.vvv("EXEC %s" % local_cmd, host=self.chroot)
        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]
        p = subprocess.Popen(local_cmd, shell=False, stdin=stdin,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            exist in any given chroot.  So for now we're choosing "/" instead.
            This also happens to be the former default.

-            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it is a problem
+            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it's a problem
        """
        if not remote_path.startswith(os.path.sep):
            remote_path = os.path.join(os.path.sep, remote_path)
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ transfer a file from local to chroot """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.chroot)
+        display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.chroot)

        out_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
        try:
@@ -191,27 +202,27 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                else:
                    count = ''
                try:
-                    p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd of={out_path} bs={BUFSIZE}{count}', stdin=in_file)
+                    p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd of=%s bs=%s%s' % (out_path, BUFSIZE, count), stdin=in_file)
                except OSError:
                    raise AnsibleError("chroot connection requires dd command in the chroot")
                try:
                    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                except Exception:
                    traceback.print_exc()
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
                if p.returncode != 0:
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{stdout}\n{stderr}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
        except IOError:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"file or module does not exist at: {in_path}")
+            raise AnsibleError("file or module does not exist at: %s" % in_path)

    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ fetch a file from chroot to local """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.chroot)
+        display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.chroot)

        in_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
        try:
-            p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd if={in_path} bs={BUFSIZE}')
+            p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
        except OSError:
            raise AnsibleError("chroot connection requires dd command in the chroot")

@@ -223,10 +234,10 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                    chunk = p.stdout.read(BUFSIZE)
            except Exception:
                traceback.print_exc()
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
            stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
            if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{stdout}\n{stderr}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))

    def close(self):
        """ terminate the connection; nothing to do here """
--- a/plugins/connection/funcd.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/funcd.py
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Michael Scherer (@mscherer) <misc@zarb.org>
-name: funcd
-short_description: Use funcd to connect to target
-description:
-  - This transport permits you to use Ansible over Func.
-  - For people who have already setup func and that wish to play with ansible, this permit to move gradually to ansible without
-    having to redo completely the setup of the network.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Michael Scherer (@mscherer) <misc@zarb.org>
+    name: funcd
+    short_description: Use funcd to connect to target
    description:
-      - The path of the chroot you want to access.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_func_host
-"""
+        - This transport permits you to use Ansible over Func.
+        - For people who have already setup func and that wish to play with ansible,
+          this permit to move gradually to ansible without having to redo completely the setup of the network.
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - The path of the chroot you want to access.
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_func_host
+'''

 HAVE_FUNC = False
 try:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            raise AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")

        # totally ignores privilege escalation
-        display.vvv(f"EXEC {cmd}", host=self.host)
+        display.vvv("EXEC %s" % cmd, host=self.host)
        p = self.client.command.run(cmd)[self.host]
        return p[0], p[1], p[2]

@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """ transfer a file from local to remote """

        out_path = self._normalize_path(out_path, '/')
-        display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.host)
+        display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
        self.client.local.copyfile.send(in_path, out_path)

    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ fetch a file from remote to local """

        in_path = self._normalize_path(in_path, '/')
-        display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.host)
+        display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
        # need to use a tmp dir due to difference of semantic for getfile
        # ( who take a # directory as destination) and fetch_file, who
        # take a file directly
--- a/plugins/connection/incus.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/incus.py
@@ -5,74 +5,46 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Stéphane Graber (@stgraber)
-name: incus
-short_description: Run tasks in Incus instances using the Incus CLI
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing Incus instance using Incus CLI.
-version_added: "8.2.0"
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+    author: Stéphane Graber (@stgraber)
+    name: incus
+    short_description: Run tasks in Incus instances via the Incus CLI.
    description:
-      - The instance identifier.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_incus_host
-  executable:
-    description:
-      - The shell to use for execution inside the instance.
-    type: string
-    default: /bin/sh
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_executable
-      - name: ansible_incus_executable
-  incus_become_method:
-    description:
-      - Become command used to switch to a non-root user.
-      - Is only used when O(remote_user) is not V(root).
-    type: str
-    default: /bin/su
-    vars:
-      - name: incus_become_method
-    version_added: 10.4.0
-  remote:
-    description:
-      - The name of the Incus remote to use (per C(incus remote list)).
-      - Remotes are used to access multiple servers from a single client.
-    type: string
-    default: local
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_incus_remote
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - User to login/authenticate as.
-      - Can be set from the CLI via the C(--user) or C(-u) options.
-    type: string
-    default: root
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: remote_user
-    keyword:
-      - name: remote_user
-    version_added: 10.4.0
-  project:
-    description:
-      - The name of the Incus project to use (per C(incus project list)).
-      - Projects are used to divide the instances running on a server.
-    type: string
-    default: default
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_incus_project
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing Incus instance using Incus CLI.
+    version_added: "8.2.0"
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - The instance identifier.
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_incus_host
+      executable:
+        description:
+            - The shell to use for execution inside the instance.
+        default: /bin/sh
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_executable
+            - name: ansible_incus_executable
+      remote:
+        description:
+            - The name of the Incus remote to use (per C(incus remote list)).
+            - Remotes are used to access multiple servers from a single client.
+        default: local
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_incus_remote
+      project:
+        description:
+            - The name of the Incus project to use (per C(incus project list)).
+            - Projects are used to divide the instances running on a server.
+        default: default
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_incus_project
 """

 import os
@@ -89,6 +61,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

    transport = "incus"
    has_pipelining = True
+    default_user = 'root'

    def __init__(self, play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Connection, self).__init__(play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -103,34 +76,10 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        super(Connection, self)._connect()

        if not self._connected:
-            self._display.vvv(f"ESTABLISH Incus CONNECTION FOR USER: {self.get_option('remote_user')}",
+            self._display.vvv(u"ESTABLISH Incus CONNECTION FOR USER: root",
                              host=self._instance())
            self._connected = True

-    def _build_command(self, cmd) -> str:
-        """build the command to execute on the incus host"""
-
-        exec_cmd = [
-            self._incus_cmd,
-            "--project", self.get_option("project"),
-            "exec",
-            f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._instance()}",
-            "--"]
-
-        if self.get_option("remote_user") != "root":
-            self._display.vvv(
-                f"INFO: Running as non-root user: {self.get_option('remote_user')}, \
-                trying to run 'incus exec' with become method: {self.get_option('incus_become_method')}",
-                host=self._instance(),
-            )
-            exec_cmd.extend(
-                [self.get_option("incus_become_method"), self.get_option("remote_user"), "-c"]
-            )
-
-        exec_cmd.extend([self.get_option("executable"), "-c", cmd])
-
-        return exec_cmd
-
    def _instance(self):
        # Return only the leading part of the FQDN as the instance name
        # as Incus instance names cannot be a FQDN.
@@ -140,11 +89,16 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """ execute a command on the Incus host """
        super(Connection, self).exec_command(cmd, in_data=in_data, sudoable=sudoable)

-        self._display.vvv(f"EXEC {cmd}",
+        self._display.vvv(u"EXEC {0}".format(cmd),
                          host=self._instance())

-        local_cmd = self._build_command(cmd)
-        self._display.vvvvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self._instance())
+        local_cmd = [
+            self._incus_cmd,
+            "--project", self.get_option("project"),
+            "exec",
+            "%s:%s" % (self.get_option("remote"), self._instance()),
+            "--",
+            self._play_context.executable, "-c", cmd]

        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]
        in_data = to_bytes(in_data, errors='surrogate_or_strict', nonstring='passthru')
@@ -156,71 +110,33 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        stderr = to_text(stderr)

        if stderr == "Error: Instance is not running.\n":
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f"instance not running: {self._instance()}")
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure("instance not running: %s" %
+                                           self._instance())

        if stderr == "Error: Instance not found\n":
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f"instance not found: {self._instance()}")
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure("instance not found: %s" %
+                                           self._instance())

        return process.returncode, stdout, stderr

-    def _get_remote_uid_gid(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
-        """Get the user and group ID of 'remote_user' from the instance."""
-
-        rc, uid_out, err = self.exec_command("/bin/id -u")
-        if rc != 0:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f"Failed to get remote uid for user {self.get_option('remote_user')}: {err}"
-            )
-        uid = uid_out.strip()
-
-        rc, gid_out, err = self.exec_command("/bin/id -g")
-        if rc != 0:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f"Failed to get remote gid for user {self.get_option('remote_user')}: {err}"
-            )
-        gid = gid_out.strip()
-
-        return int(uid), int(gid)
-
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ put a file from local to Incus """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)

-        self._display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}",
+        self._display.vvv(u"PUT {0} TO {1}".format(in_path, out_path),
                          host=self._instance())

        if not os.path.isfile(to_bytes(in_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')):
-            raise AnsibleFileNotFound(f"input path is not a file: {in_path}")
+            raise AnsibleFileNotFound("input path is not a file: %s" % in_path)

-        if self.get_option("remote_user") != "root":
-            uid, gid = self._get_remote_uid_gid()
-            local_cmd = [
-                self._incus_cmd,
-                "--project",
-                self.get_option("project"),
-                "file",
-                "push",
-                "--uid",
-                str(uid),
-                "--gid",
-                str(gid),
-                "--quiet",
-                in_path,
-                f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._instance()}/{out_path}",
-            ]
-        else:
-            local_cmd = [
-                self._incus_cmd,
-                "--project",
-                self.get_option("project"),
-                "file",
-                "push",
-                "--quiet",
-                in_path,
-                f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._instance()}/{out_path}",
-            ]
-
-        self._display.vvvvv(f"PUT {local_cmd}", host=self._instance())
+        local_cmd = [
+            self._incus_cmd,
+            "--project", self.get_option("project"),
+            "file", "push", "--quiet",
+            in_path,
+            "%s:%s/%s" % (self.get_option("remote"),
+                          self._instance(),
+                          out_path)]

        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]

@@ -230,14 +146,16 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """ fetch a file from Incus to local """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)

-        self._display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}",
+        self._display.vvv(u"FETCH {0} TO {1}".format(in_path, out_path),
                          host=self._instance())

        local_cmd = [
            self._incus_cmd,
            "--project", self.get_option("project"),
            "file", "pull", "--quiet",
-            f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._instance()}/{in_path}",
+            "%s:%s/%s" % (self.get_option("remote"),
+                          self._instance(),
+                          in_path),
            out_path]

        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]
--- a/plugins/connection/iocage.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/iocage.py
@@ -7,30 +7,29 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Stephan Lohse (!UNKNOWN) <dev-github@ploek.org>
-name: iocage
-short_description: Run tasks in iocage jails
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing iocage jail.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Stephan Lohse (!UNKNOWN) <dev-github@ploek.org>
+    name: iocage
+    short_description: Run tasks in iocage jails
    description:
-      - Path to the jail.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_iocage_host
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - User to execute as inside the jail.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
-      - name: ansible_iocage_user
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing iocage jail
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - Path to the jail
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_iocage_host
+      remote_user:
+        description:
+            - User to execute as inside the jail
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_user
+            - name: ansible_iocage_user
+'''

 import subprocess

@@ -54,12 +53,11 @@ class Connection(Jail):

        jail_uuid = self.get_jail_uuid()

-        kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key] = f'ioc-{jail_uuid}'
+        kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key] = 'ioc-{0}'.format(jail_uuid)

-        display.vvv(
-            f"Jail {self.ioc_jail} has been translated to {kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key]}",
-            host=kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key]
-        )
+        display.vvv(u"Jail {iocjail} has been translated to {rawjail}".format(
+            iocjail=self.ioc_jail, rawjail=kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key]),
+            host=kwargs[Jail.modified_jailname_key])

        super(Connection, self).__init__(play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs)

@@ -81,6 +79,6 @@ class Connection(Jail):
        p.wait()

        if p.returncode != 0:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"iocage returned an error: {stdout}")
+            raise AnsibleError(u"iocage returned an error: {0}".format(stdout))

        return stdout.strip('\n')
--- a/plugins/connection/jail.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/jail.py
@@ -7,32 +7,31 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Ansible Core Team
-name: jail
-short_description: Run tasks in jails
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing jail.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    name: jail
+    short_description: Run tasks in jails
    description:
-      - Path to the jail.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_jail_host
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - User to execute as inside the jail.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
-      - name: ansible_jail_user
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing jail
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - Path to the jail
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_jail_host
+      remote_user:
+        description:
+            - User to execute as inside the jail
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_user
+            - name: ansible_jail_user
+'''

 import os
 import os.path
@@ -74,14 +73,14 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        self.jexec_cmd = self._search_executable('jexec')

        if self.jail not in self.list_jails():
-            raise AnsibleError(f"incorrect jail name {self.jail}")
+            raise AnsibleError("incorrect jail name %s" % self.jail)

    @staticmethod
    def _search_executable(executable):
        try:
            return get_bin_path(executable)
        except ValueError:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"{executable} command not found in PATH")
+            raise AnsibleError("%s command not found in PATH" % executable)

    def list_jails(self):
        p = subprocess.Popen([self.jls_cmd, '-q', 'name'],
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """ connect to the jail; nothing to do here """
        super(Connection, self)._connect()
        if not self._connected:
-            display.vvv(f"ESTABLISH JAIL CONNECTION FOR USER: {self._play_context.remote_user}", host=self.jail)
+            display.vvv(u"ESTABLISH JAIL CONNECTION FOR USER: {0}".format(self._play_context.remote_user), host=self.jail)
            self._connected = True

    def _buffered_exec_command(self, cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE):
@@ -114,11 +113,11 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        if self._play_context.remote_user is not None:
            local_cmd += ['-U', self._play_context.remote_user]
            # update HOME since -U does not update the jail environment
-            set_env = f"HOME=~{self._play_context.remote_user} "
+            set_env = 'HOME=~' + self._play_context.remote_user + ' '

        local_cmd += [self.jail, self._play_context.executable, '-c', set_env + cmd]

-        display.vvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self.jail)
+        display.vvv("EXEC %s" % (local_cmd,), host=self.jail)
        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]
        p = subprocess.Popen(local_cmd, shell=False, stdin=stdin,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            exist in any given chroot.  So for now we're choosing "/" instead.
            This also happens to be the former default.

-            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it is a problem
+            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it's a problem
        """
        if not remote_path.startswith(os.path.sep):
            remote_path = os.path.join(os.path.sep, remote_path)
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ transfer a file from local to jail """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.jail)
+        display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)

        out_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
        try:
@@ -162,27 +161,27 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                else:
                    count = ''
                try:
-                    p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd of={out_path} bs={BUFSIZE}{count}', stdin=in_file)
+                    p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd of=%s bs=%s%s' % (out_path, BUFSIZE, count), stdin=in_file)
                except OSError:
                    raise AnsibleError("jail connection requires dd command in the jail")
                try:
                    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                except Exception:
                    traceback.print_exc()
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
                if p.returncode != 0:
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{to_native(stdout)}\n{to_native(stderr)}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, to_native(stdout), to_native(stderr)))
        except IOError:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"file or module does not exist at: {in_path}")
+            raise AnsibleError("file or module does not exist at: %s" % in_path)

    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ fetch a file from jail to local """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.jail)
+        display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)

        in_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
        try:
-            p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd if={in_path} bs={BUFSIZE}')
+            p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
        except OSError:
            raise AnsibleError("jail connection requires dd command in the jail")

@@ -194,10 +193,10 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                    chunk = p.stdout.read(BUFSIZE)
            except Exception:
                traceback.print_exc()
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
            stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
            if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{to_native(stdout)}\n{to_native(stderr)}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, to_native(stdout), to_native(stderr)))

    def close(self):
        """ terminate the connection; nothing to do here """
--- a/plugins/connection/lxc.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/lxc.py
@@ -4,33 +4,32 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Joerg Thalheim (!UNKNOWN) <joerg@higgsboson.tk>
-name: lxc
-short_description: Run tasks in LXC containers using lxc python library
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing LXC container using lxc python library.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Joerg Thalheim (!UNKNOWN) <joerg@higgsboson.tk>
+    name: lxc
+    short_description: Run tasks in lxc containers via lxc python library
    description:
-      - Container identifier.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_lxc_host
-  executable:
-    default: /bin/sh
-    description:
-      - Shell executable.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_executable
-      - name: ansible_lxc_executable
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing lxc container using lxc python library
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - Container identifier
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_lxc_host
+      executable:
+        default: /bin/sh
+        description:
+            - Shell executable
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_executable
+            - name: ansible_lxc_executable
+'''

 import os
 import shutil
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        self._display.vvv("THIS IS A LOCAL LXC DIR", host=self.container_name)
        self.container = _lxc.Container(self.container_name)
        if self.container.state == "STOPPED":
-            raise errors.AnsibleError(f"{self.container_name} is not running")
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("%s is not running" % self.container_name)

    @staticmethod
    def _communicate(pid, in_data, stdin, stdout, stderr):
@@ -143,10 +142,10 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                read_stdin, write_stdin = os.pipe()
                kwargs['stdin'] = self._set_nonblocking(read_stdin)

-            self._display.vvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self.container_name)
+            self._display.vvv("EXEC %s" % (local_cmd), host=self.container_name)
            pid = self.container.attach(_lxc.attach_run_command, local_cmd, **kwargs)
            if pid == -1:
-                msg = f"failed to attach to container {self.container_name}"
+                msg = "failed to attach to container %s" % self.container_name
                raise errors.AnsibleError(msg)

            write_stdout = os.close(write_stdout)
@@ -173,18 +172,18 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        ''' transfer a file from local to lxc '''
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
-        self._display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.container_name)
+        self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.container_name)
        in_path = to_bytes(in_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
        out_path = to_bytes(out_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')

        if not os.path.exists(in_path):
-            msg = f"file or module does not exist: {in_path}"
+            msg = "file or module does not exist: %s" % in_path
            raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound(msg)
        try:
            src_file = open(in_path, "rb")
        except IOError:
            traceback.print_exc()
-            raise errors.AnsibleError(f"failed to open input file to {in_path}")
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to open input file to %s" % in_path)
        try:
            def write_file(args):
                with open(out_path, 'wb+') as dst_file:
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                self.container.attach_wait(write_file, None)
            except IOError:
                traceback.print_exc()
-                msg = f"failed to transfer file to {out_path}"
+                msg = "failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path
                raise errors.AnsibleError(msg)
        finally:
            src_file.close()
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        ''' fetch a file from lxc to local '''
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
-        self._display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.container_name)
+        self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.container_name)
        in_path = to_bytes(in_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
        out_path = to_bytes(out_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')

@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            dst_file = open(out_path, "wb")
        except IOError:
            traceback.print_exc()
-            msg = f"failed to open output file {out_path}"
+            msg = "failed to open output file %s" % out_path
            raise errors.AnsibleError(msg)
        try:
            def write_file(args):
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                self.container.attach_wait(write_file, None)
            except IOError:
                traceback.print_exc()
-                msg = f"failed to transfer file from {in_path} to {out_path}"
+                msg = "failed to transfer file from %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path)
                raise errors.AnsibleError(msg)
        finally:
            dst_file.close()
--- a/plugins/connection/lxd.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/lxd.py
@@ -4,75 +4,47 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Matt Clay (@mattclay) <matt@mystile.com>
-name: lxd
-short_description: Run tasks in LXD instances using C(lxc) CLI
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing instance using C(lxc) CLI.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Matt Clay (@mattclay) <matt@mystile.com>
+    name: lxd
+    short_description: Run tasks in LXD instances via C(lxc) CLI
    description:
-      - Instance (container/VM) identifier.
-      - Since community.general 8.0.0, a FQDN can be provided; in that case, the first component (the part before C(.)) is
-        used as the instance identifier.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_lxd_host
-  executable:
-    description:
-      - Shell to use for execution inside instance.
-    type: string
-    default: /bin/sh
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_executable
-      - name: ansible_lxd_executable
-  lxd_become_method:
-    description:
-      - Become command used to switch to a non-root user.
-      - Is only used when O(remote_user) is not V(root).
-    type: str
-    default: /bin/su
-    vars:
-      - name: lxd_become_method
-    version_added: 10.4.0
-  remote:
-    description:
-      - Name of the LXD remote to use.
-    type: string
-    default: local
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_lxd_remote
-    version_added: 2.0.0
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - User to login/authenticate as.
-      - Can be set from the CLI via the C(--user) or C(-u) options.
-    type: string
-    default: root
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: remote_user
-    keyword:
-      - name: remote_user
-    version_added: 10.4.0
-  project:
-    description:
-      - Name of the LXD project to use.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_lxd_project
-    version_added: 2.0.0
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing instance using C(lxc) CLI.
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - Instance (container/VM) identifier.
+            - Since community.general 8.0.0, a FQDN can be provided; in that case, the first component (the part before C(.))
+              is used as the instance identifier.
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: inventory_hostname
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_lxd_host
+      executable:
+        description:
+            - Shell to use for execution inside instance.
+        default: /bin/sh
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_executable
+            - name: ansible_lxd_executable
+      remote:
+        description:
+            - Name of the LXD remote to use.
+        default: local
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_lxd_remote
+        version_added: 2.0.0
+      project:
+        description:
+            - Name of the LXD project to use.
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_lxd_project
+        version_added: 2.0.0
+'''

 import os
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
@@ -88,6 +60,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

    transport = 'community.general.lxd'
    has_pipelining = True
+    default_user = 'root'

    def __init__(self, play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Connection, self).__init__(play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -97,6 +70,9 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        except ValueError:
            raise AnsibleError("lxc command not found in PATH")

+        if self._play_context.remote_user is not None and self._play_context.remote_user != 'root':
+            self._display.warning('lxd does not support remote_user, using default: root')
+
    def _host(self):
        """ translate remote_addr to lxd (short) hostname """
        return self.get_option("remote_addr").split(".", 1)[0]
@@ -106,41 +82,26 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        super(Connection, self)._connect()

        if not self._connected:
-            self._display.vvv(f"ESTABLISH LXD CONNECTION FOR USER: {self.get_option('remote_user')}", host=self._host())
+            self._display.vvv(u"ESTABLISH LXD CONNECTION FOR USER: root", host=self._host())
            self._connected = True

-    def _build_command(self, cmd) -> str:
-        """build the command to execute on the lxd host"""
-
-        exec_cmd = [self._lxc_cmd]
-
-        if self.get_option("project"):
-            exec_cmd.extend(["--project", self.get_option("project")])
-
-        exec_cmd.extend(["exec", f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._host()}", "--"])
-
-        if self.get_option("remote_user") != "root":
-            self._display.vvv(
-                f"INFO: Running as non-root user: {self.get_option('remote_user')}, \
-                trying to run 'lxc exec' with become method: {self.get_option('lxd_become_method')}",
-                host=self._host(),
-            )
-            exec_cmd.extend(
-                [self.get_option("lxd_become_method"), self.get_option("remote_user"), "-c"]
-            )
-
-        exec_cmd.extend([self.get_option("executable"), "-c", cmd])
-
-        return exec_cmd
-
    def exec_command(self, cmd, in_data=None, sudoable=True):
        """ execute a command on the lxd host """
        super(Connection, self).exec_command(cmd, in_data=in_data, sudoable=sudoable)

-        self._display.vvv(f"EXEC {cmd}", host=self._host())
+        self._display.vvv(u"EXEC {0}".format(cmd), host=self._host())

-        local_cmd = self._build_command(cmd)
-        self._display.vvvvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self._host())
+        local_cmd = [self._lxc_cmd]
+        if self.get_option("project"):
+            local_cmd.extend(["--project", self.get_option("project")])
+        local_cmd.extend([
+            "exec",
+            "%s:%s" % (self.get_option("remote"), self._host()),
+            "--",
+            self.get_option("executable"), "-c", cmd
+        ])
+
+        self._display.vvvvv(u"EXEC {0}".format(local_cmd), host=self._host())

        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]
        in_data = to_bytes(in_data, errors='surrogate_or_strict', nonstring='passthru')
@@ -151,73 +112,33 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        stdout = to_text(stdout)
        stderr = to_text(stderr)

-        self._display.vvvvv(f"EXEC lxc output: {stdout} {stderr}", host=self._host())
+        self._display.vvvvv(u"EXEC lxc output: {0} {1}".format(stdout, stderr), host=self._host())

        if "is not running" in stderr:
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f"instance not running: {self._host()}")
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure("instance not running: %s" % self._host())

        if stderr.strip() == "Error: Instance not found" or stderr.strip() == "error: not found":
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f"instance not found: {self._host()}")
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure("instance not found: %s" % self._host())

        return process.returncode, stdout, stderr

-    def _get_remote_uid_gid(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
-        """Get the user and group ID of 'remote_user' from the instance."""
-
-        rc, uid_out, err = self.exec_command("/bin/id -u")
-        if rc != 0:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f"Failed to get remote uid for user {self.get_option('remote_user')}: {err}"
-            )
-        uid = uid_out.strip()
-
-        rc, gid_out, err = self.exec_command("/bin/id -g")
-        if rc != 0:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f"Failed to get remote gid for user {self.get_option('remote_user')}: {err}"
-            )
-        gid = gid_out.strip()
-
-        return int(uid), int(gid)
-
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ put a file from local to lxd """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)

-        self._display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self._host())
+        self._display.vvv(u"PUT {0} TO {1}".format(in_path, out_path), host=self._host())

        if not os.path.isfile(to_bytes(in_path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')):
-            raise AnsibleFileNotFound(f"input path is not a file: {in_path}")
+            raise AnsibleFileNotFound("input path is not a file: %s" % in_path)

        local_cmd = [self._lxc_cmd]
        if self.get_option("project"):
            local_cmd.extend(["--project", self.get_option("project")])
-
-        if self.get_option("remote_user") != "root":
-            uid, gid = self._get_remote_uid_gid()
-            local_cmd.extend(
-                [
-                    "file",
-                    "push",
-                    "--uid",
-                    str(uid),
-                    "--gid",
-                    str(gid),
-                    in_path,
-                    f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._host()}/{out_path}",
-                ]
-            )
-        else:
-            local_cmd.extend(
-                [
-                    "file",
-                    "push",
-                    in_path,
-                    f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._host()}/{out_path}",
-                ]
-            )
-
-        self._display.vvvvv(f"PUT {local_cmd}", host=self._host())
+        local_cmd.extend([
+            "file", "push",
+            in_path,
+            "%s:%s/%s" % (self.get_option("remote"), self._host(), out_path)
+        ])

        local_cmd = [to_bytes(i, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for i in local_cmd]

@@ -228,14 +149,14 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """ fetch a file from lxd to local """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)

-        self._display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self._host())
+        self._display.vvv(u"FETCH {0} TO {1}".format(in_path, out_path), host=self._host())

        local_cmd = [self._lxc_cmd]
        if self.get_option("project"):
            local_cmd.extend(["--project", self.get_option("project")])
        local_cmd.extend([
            "file", "pull",
-            f"{self.get_option('remote')}:{self._host()}/{in_path}",
+            "%s:%s/%s" % (self.get_option("remote"), self._host(), in_path),
            out_path
        ])

--- a/plugins/connection/proxmox_pct_remote.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/proxmox_pct_remote.py
@@ -1,857 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Derived from ansible/plugins/connection/paramiko_ssh.py (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Nils Stein (@mietzen) <github.nstein@mailbox.org>
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Nils Stein (@mietzen) <github.nstein@mailbox.org>
-name: proxmox_pct_remote
-short_description: Run tasks in Proxmox LXC container instances using pct CLI via SSH
-requirements:
-  - paramiko
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing Proxmox LXC container using pct CLI via SSH.
-  - Uses the Python SSH implementation (Paramiko) to connect to the Proxmox host.
-version_added: "10.3.0"
-options:
-  remote_addr:
-    description:
-      - Address of the remote target.
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: inventory_hostname
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_ssh_host
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_host
-  port:
-    description: Remote port to connect to.
-    type: int
-    default: 22
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: remote_port
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: remote_port
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_PORT
-      - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_PARAMIKO_PORT
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_port
-      - name: ansible_ssh_port
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_port
-    keyword:
-      - name: port
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - User to login/authenticate as.
-      - Can be set from the CLI via the C(--user) or C(-u) options.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
-      - name: ansible_ssh_user
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_user
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_REMOTE_USER
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: remote_user
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: remote_user
-    keyword:
-      - name: remote_user
-  password:
-    description:
-      - Secret used to either login the SSH server or as a passphrase for SSH keys that require it.
-      - Can be set from the CLI via the C(--ask-pass) option.
-    type: string
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_password
-      - name: ansible_ssh_pass
-      - name: ansible_ssh_password
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_pass
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_password
-  use_rsa_sha2_algorithms:
-    description:
-      - Whether or not to enable RSA SHA2 algorithms for pubkeys and hostkeys.
-      - On paramiko versions older than 2.9, this only affects hostkeys.
-      - For behavior matching paramiko<2.9 set this to V(false).
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_use_rsa_sha2_algorithms
-    ini:
-      - {key: use_rsa_sha2_algorithms, section: paramiko_connection}
-    env:
-      - {name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_USE_RSA_SHA2_ALGORITHMS}
-    default: true
-    type: boolean
-  host_key_auto_add:
-    description: "Automatically add host keys to C(~/.ssh/known_hosts)."
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_HOST_KEY_AUTO_ADD
-    ini:
-      - key: host_key_auto_add
-        section: paramiko_connection
-    type: boolean
-  look_for_keys:
-    default: True
-    description: "Set to V(false) to disable searching for private key files in C(~/.ssh/)."
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_LOOK_FOR_KEYS
-    ini:
-      - {key: look_for_keys, section: paramiko_connection}
-    type: boolean
-  proxy_command:
-    default: ""
-    description:
-      - Proxy information for running the connection via a jumphost.
-    type: string
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_PROXY_COMMAND
-    ini:
-      - {key: proxy_command, section: paramiko_connection}
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_proxy_command
-  pty:
-    default: True
-    description: "C(sudo) usually requires a PTY, V(true) to give a PTY and V(false) to not give a PTY."
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_PTY
-    ini:
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: pty
-    type: boolean
-  record_host_keys:
-    default: True
-    description: "Save the host keys to a file."
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_RECORD_HOST_KEYS
-    ini:
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: record_host_keys
-    type: boolean
-  host_key_checking:
-    description: "Set this to V(false) if you want to avoid host key checking by the underlying tools Ansible uses to connect to the host."
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_HOST_KEY_CHECKING
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: host_key_checking
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: host_key_checking
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_host_key_checking
-      - name: ansible_ssh_host_key_checking
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_host_key_checking
-  use_persistent_connections:
-    description: "Toggles the use of persistence for connections."
-    type: boolean
-    default: False
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_USE_PERSISTENT_CONNECTIONS
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: use_persistent_connections
-  banner_timeout:
-    type: float
-    default: 30
-    description:
-      - Configures, in seconds, the amount of time to wait for the SSH
-        banner to be presented. This option is supported by paramiko
-        version 1.15.0 or newer.
-    ini:
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: banner_timeout
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_BANNER_TIMEOUT
-  timeout:
-    type: int
-    default: 10
-    description: Number of seconds until the plugin gives up on failing to establish a TCP connection.
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: timeout
-      - section: ssh_connection
-        key: timeout
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: timeout
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT
-      - name: ANSIBLE_SSH_TIMEOUT
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_TIMEOUT
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_ssh_timeout
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_timeout
-    cli:
-      - name: timeout
-  lock_file_timeout:
-    type: int
-    default: 60
-    description: Number of seconds until the plugin gives up on trying to write a lock file when writing SSH known host keys.
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_lock_file_timeout
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_LOCK_FILE_TIMEOUT
-  private_key_file:
-    description:
-      - Path to private key file to use for authentication.
-    type: string
-    ini:
-      - section: defaults
-        key: private_key_file
-      - section: paramiko_connection
-        key: private_key_file
-    env:
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
-      - name: ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_private_key_file
-      - name: ansible_ssh_private_key_file
-      - name: ansible_paramiko_private_key_file
-    cli:
-      - name: private_key_file
-        option: "--private-key"
-  vmid:
-    description:
-      - LXC Container ID
-    type: int
-    vars:
-      - name: proxmox_vmid
-  proxmox_become_method:
-    description:
-      - Become command used in proxmox
-    type: str
-    default: sudo
-    vars:
-      - name: proxmox_become_method
-notes:
-  - >
-    When NOT using this plugin as root, you need to have a become mechanism,
-    e.g. C(sudo), installed on Proxmox and setup so we can run it without prompting for the password.
-    Inside the container, we need a shell, for example C(sh) and the C(cat) command to be available in the C(PATH) for this plugin to work.
-"""
-
-EXAMPLES = r"""
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
-# Setup sudo with password less access to pct for user 'ansible':
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Open a Proxmox root shell and execute:
-# $ useradd -d /opt/ansible-pct -r -m -s /bin/sh ansible
-# $ mkdir -p /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh
-# $ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C 'ansible' -N "" -f /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible <<< y > /dev/null
-# $ cat /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible
-# $ mv /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible.pub /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/authorized-keys
-# $ rm /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible*
-# $ chown -R ansible:ansible /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh
-# $ chmod 700 /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh
-# $ chmod 600 /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/authorized-keys
-# $ echo 'ansible ALL = (root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pct' > /etc/sudoers.d/ansible_pct
-#
-# Save the displayed private key and add it to your ssh-agent
-#
-# Or use ansible:
-# ---
-# - name: Setup ansible-pct user and configure environment on Proxmox host
-#   hosts: proxmox
-#   become: true
-#   gather_facts: false
-#
-#   tasks:
-#     - name: Create ansible user
-#       ansible.builtin.user:
-#         name: ansible
-#         comment: Ansible User
-#         home: /opt/ansible-pct
-#         shell: /bin/sh
-#         create_home: true
-#         system: true
-#
-#     - name: Create .ssh directory
-#       ansible.builtin.file:
-#         path: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh
-#         state: directory
-#         owner: ansible
-#         group: ansible
-#         mode: '0700'
-#
-#     - name: Generate SSH key for ansible user
-#       community.crypto.openssh_keypair:
-#         path: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible
-#         type: ed25519
-#         comment: 'ansible'
-#         force: true
-#         mode: '0600'
-#         owner: ansible
-#         group: ansible
-#
-#     - name: Set public key as authorized key
-#       ansible.builtin.copy:
-#         src: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible.pub
-#         dest: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/authorized-keys
-#         remote_src: yes
-#         owner: ansible
-#         group: ansible
-#         mode: '0600'
-#
-#     - name: Add sudoers entry for ansible user
-#       ansible.builtin.copy:
-#         content: 'ansible ALL = (root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pct'
-#         dest: /etc/sudoers.d/ansible_pct
-#         owner: root
-#         group: root
-#         mode: '0440'
-#
-#     - name: Fetch private SSH key to localhost
-#       ansible.builtin.fetch:
-#         src: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible
-#         dest: ~/.ssh/proxmox_ansible_private_key
-#         flat: yes
-#         fail_on_missing: true
-#
-#     - name: Clean up generated SSH keys
-#       ansible.builtin.file:
-#         path: /opt/ansible-pct/.ssh/ansible*
-#         state: absent
-#
-# - name: Configure private key permissions on localhost
-#   hosts: localhost
-#   tasks:
-#     - name: Set permissions for fetched private key
-#       ansible.builtin.file:
-#         path: ~/.ssh/proxmox_ansible_private_key
-#         mode: '0600'
-#
-# --------------------------------
-# Static inventory file: hosts.yml
-# --------------------------------
-# all:
-#   children:
-#     lxc:
-#       hosts:
-#         container-1:
-#           ansible_host: 10.0.0.10
-#           proxmox_vmid: 100
-#           ansible_connection: community.general.proxmox_pct_remote
-#           ansible_user: ansible
-#         container-2:
-#           ansible_host: 10.0.0.10
-#           proxmox_vmid: 200
-#           ansible_connection: community.general.proxmox_pct_remote
-#           ansible_user: ansible
-#     proxmox:
-#       hosts:
-#         proxmox-1:
-#           ansible_host: 10.0.0.10
-#
-#
-# ---------------------------------------------
-# Dynamic inventory file: inventory.proxmox.yml
-# ---------------------------------------------
-# plugin: community.general.proxmox
-# url: https://10.0.0.10:8006
-# validate_certs: false
-# user: ansible@pam
-# token_id: ansible
-# token_secret: !vault |
-#           $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
-#           ...
-
-# want_facts: true
-# exclude_nodes: true
-# filters:
-#   - proxmox_vmtype == "lxc"
-# want_proxmox_nodes_ansible_host: false
-# compose:
-#   ansible_host: "'10.0.0.10'"
-#   ansible_connection: "'community.general.proxmox_pct_remote'"
-#   ansible_user: "'ansible'"
-#
-#
-# ----------------------
-# Playbook: playbook.yml
-# ----------------------
---
- hosts: lxc
-  # On nodes with many containers you might want to deactivate the devices facts
-  # or set `gather_facts: false` if you don't need them.
-  # More info on gathering fact subsets:
-  # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/setup_module.html
-  #
-  # gather_facts: true
-  #   gather_subset:
-  #     - "!devices"
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ping LXC container
-      ansible.builtin.ping:
-"""
-
-import os
-import pathlib
-import socket
-import tempfile
-import typing as t
-
-from ansible.errors import (
-    AnsibleAuthenticationFailure,
-    AnsibleConnectionFailure,
-    AnsibleError,
-)
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils._filelock import FileLock, LockTimeout
-from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.compat.paramiko import PARAMIKO_IMPORT_ERR, paramiko
-from ansible.module_utils.compat.version import LooseVersion
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
-from ansible.utils.display import Display
-from ansible.utils.path import makedirs_safe
-from binascii import hexlify
-
-
-display = Display()
-
-
-def authenticity_msg(hostname: str, ktype: str, fingerprint: str) -> str:
-    msg = f"""
-    paramiko: The authenticity of host '{hostname}' can't be established.
-    The {ktype} key fingerprint is {fingerprint}.
-    Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
-    """
-    return msg
-
-
-MissingHostKeyPolicy: type = object
-if paramiko:
-    MissingHostKeyPolicy = paramiko.MissingHostKeyPolicy
-
-
-class MyAddPolicy(MissingHostKeyPolicy):
-    """
-    Based on AutoAddPolicy in paramiko so we can determine when keys are added
-
-    and also prompt for input.
-
-    Policy for automatically adding the hostname and new host key to the
-    local L{HostKeys} object, and saving it. This is used by L{SSHClient}.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, connection: Connection) -> None:
-        self.connection = connection
-        self._options = connection._options
-
-    def missing_host_key(self, client, hostname, key) -> None:
-
-        if all((self.connection.get_option('host_key_checking'), not self.connection.get_option('host_key_auto_add'))):
-
-            fingerprint = hexlify(key.get_fingerprint())
-            ktype = key.get_name()
-
-            if self.connection.get_option('use_persistent_connections') or self.connection.force_persistence:
-                # don't print the prompt string since the user cannot respond
-                # to the question anyway
-                raise AnsibleError(authenticity_msg(hostname, ktype, fingerprint)[1:92])
-
-            inp = to_text(
-                display.prompt_until(authenticity_msg(hostname, ktype, fingerprint), private=False),
-                errors='surrogate_or_strict'
-            )
-
-            if inp.lower() not in ['yes', 'y', '']:
-                raise AnsibleError('host connection rejected by user')
-
-        key._added_by_ansible_this_time = True
-
-        # existing implementation below:
-        client._host_keys.add(hostname, key.get_name(), key)
-
-        # host keys are actually saved in close() function below
-        # in order to control ordering.
-
-
-class Connection(ConnectionBase):
-    """ SSH based connections (paramiko) to Proxmox pct """
-
-    transport = 'community.general.proxmox_pct_remote'
-    _log_channel: str | None = None
-
-    def __init__(self, play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(Connection, self).__init__(play_context, new_stdin, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    def _set_log_channel(self, name: str) -> None:
-        """ Mimic paramiko.SSHClient.set_log_channel """
-        self._log_channel = name
-
-    def _parse_proxy_command(self, port: int = 22) -> dict[str, t.Any]:
-        proxy_command = self.get_option('proxy_command') or None
-
-        sock_kwarg = {}
-        if proxy_command:
-            replacers = {
-                '%h': self.get_option('remote_addr'),
-                '%p': port,
-                '%r': self.get_option('remote_user')
-            }
-            for find, replace in replacers.items():
-                proxy_command = proxy_command.replace(find, str(replace))
-            try:
-                sock_kwarg = {'sock': paramiko.ProxyCommand(proxy_command)}
-                display.vvv(f'CONFIGURE PROXY COMMAND FOR CONNECTION: {proxy_command}', host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-            except AttributeError:
-                display.warning('Paramiko ProxyCommand support unavailable. '
-                                'Please upgrade to Paramiko 1.9.0 or newer. '
-                                'Not using configured ProxyCommand')
-
-        return sock_kwarg
-
-    def _connect(self) -> Connection:
-        """ activates the connection object """
-
-        if paramiko is None:
-            raise AnsibleError(f'paramiko is not installed: {to_native(PARAMIKO_IMPORT_ERR)}')
-
-        port = self.get_option('port')
-        display.vvv(f'ESTABLISH PARAMIKO SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: {self.get_option("remote_user")} on PORT {to_text(port)} TO {self.get_option("remote_addr")}',
-                    host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-
-        ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
-
-        # Set pubkey and hostkey algorithms to disable, the only manipulation allowed currently
-        # is keeping or omitting rsa-sha2 algorithms
-        # default_keys: t.Tuple[str] = ()
-        paramiko_preferred_pubkeys = getattr(paramiko.Transport, '_preferred_pubkeys', ())
-        paramiko_preferred_hostkeys = getattr(paramiko.Transport, '_preferred_keys', ())
-        use_rsa_sha2_algorithms = self.get_option('use_rsa_sha2_algorithms')
-        disabled_algorithms: t.Dict[str, t.Iterable[str]] = {}
-        if not use_rsa_sha2_algorithms:
-            if paramiko_preferred_pubkeys:
-                disabled_algorithms['pubkeys'] = tuple(a for a in paramiko_preferred_pubkeys if 'rsa-sha2' in a)
-            if paramiko_preferred_hostkeys:
-                disabled_algorithms['keys'] = tuple(a for a in paramiko_preferred_hostkeys if 'rsa-sha2' in a)
-
-        # override paramiko's default logger name
-        if self._log_channel is not None:
-            ssh.set_log_channel(self._log_channel)
-
-        self.keyfile = os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/known_hosts')
-
-        if self.get_option('host_key_checking'):
-            for ssh_known_hosts in ('/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts', '/etc/openssh/ssh_known_hosts'):
-                try:
-                    ssh.load_system_host_keys(ssh_known_hosts)
-                    break
-                except IOError:
-                    pass  # file was not found, but not required to function
-                except paramiko.hostkeys.InvalidHostKey as e:
-                    raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'Invalid host key: {to_text(e.line)}')
-            try:
-                ssh.load_system_host_keys()
-            except paramiko.hostkeys.InvalidHostKey as e:
-                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'Invalid host key: {to_text(e.line)}')
-
-        ssh_connect_kwargs = self._parse_proxy_command(port)
-        ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(MyAddPolicy(self))
-        conn_password = self.get_option('password')
-        allow_agent = True
-
-        if conn_password is not None:
-            allow_agent = False
-
-        try:
-            key_filename = None
-            if self.get_option('private_key_file'):
-                key_filename = os.path.expanduser(self.get_option('private_key_file'))
-
-            # paramiko 2.2 introduced auth_timeout parameter
-            if LooseVersion(paramiko.__version__) >= LooseVersion('2.2.0'):
-                ssh_connect_kwargs['auth_timeout'] = self.get_option('timeout')
-
-            # paramiko 1.15 introduced banner timeout parameter
-            if LooseVersion(paramiko.__version__) >= LooseVersion('1.15.0'):
-                ssh_connect_kwargs['banner_timeout'] = self.get_option('banner_timeout')
-
-            ssh.connect(
-                self.get_option('remote_addr').lower(),
-                username=self.get_option('remote_user'),
-                allow_agent=allow_agent,
-                look_for_keys=self.get_option('look_for_keys'),
-                key_filename=key_filename,
-                password=conn_password,
-                timeout=self.get_option('timeout'),
-                port=port,
-                disabled_algorithms=disabled_algorithms,
-                **ssh_connect_kwargs,
-            )
-        except paramiko.ssh_exception.BadHostKeyException as e:
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'host key mismatch for {to_text(e.hostname)}')
-        except paramiko.ssh_exception.AuthenticationException as e:
-            msg = f'Failed to authenticate: {e}'
-            raise AnsibleAuthenticationFailure(msg)
-        except Exception as e:
-            msg = to_text(e)
-            if u'PID check failed' in msg:
-                raise AnsibleError('paramiko version issue, please upgrade paramiko on the machine running ansible')
-            elif u'Private key file is encrypted' in msg:
-                msg = f'ssh {self.get_option("remote_user")}@{self.get_options("remote_addr")}:{port} : ' + \
-                    f'{msg}\nTo connect as a different user, use -u <username>.'
-                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(msg)
-            else:
-                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(msg)
-        self.ssh = ssh
-        self._connected = True
-        return self
-
-    def _any_keys_added(self) -> bool:
-        for hostname, keys in self.ssh._host_keys.items():
-            for keytype, key in keys.items():
-                added_this_time = getattr(key, '_added_by_ansible_this_time', False)
-                if added_this_time:
-                    return True
-        return False
-
-    def _save_ssh_host_keys(self, filename: str) -> None:
-        """
-        not using the paramiko save_ssh_host_keys function as we want to add new SSH keys at the bottom so folks
-        don't complain about it :)
-        """
-
-        if not self._any_keys_added():
-            return
-
-        path = os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh')
-        makedirs_safe(path)
-
-        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
-            for hostname, keys in self.ssh._host_keys.items():
-                for keytype, key in keys.items():
-                    # was f.write
-                    added_this_time = getattr(key, '_added_by_ansible_this_time', False)
-                    if not added_this_time:
-                        f.write(f'{hostname} {keytype} {key.get_base64()}\n')
-
-            for hostname, keys in self.ssh._host_keys.items():
-                for keytype, key in keys.items():
-                    added_this_time = getattr(key, '_added_by_ansible_this_time', False)
-                    if added_this_time:
-                        f.write(f'{hostname} {keytype} {key.get_base64()}\n')
-
-    def _build_pct_command(self, cmd: str) -> str:
-        cmd = ['/usr/sbin/pct', 'exec', str(self.get_option('vmid')), '--', cmd]
-        if self.get_option('remote_user') != 'root':
-            cmd = [self.get_option('proxmox_become_method')] + cmd
-            display.vvv(f'INFO Running as non root user: {self.get_option("remote_user")}, trying to run pct with become method: ' +
-                        f'{self.get_option("proxmox_become_method")}',
-                        host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-        return ' '.join(cmd)
-
-    def exec_command(self, cmd: str, in_data: bytes | None = None, sudoable: bool = True) -> tuple[int, bytes, bytes]:
-        """ run a command on inside the LXC container """
-
-        cmd = self._build_pct_command(cmd)
-
-        super(Connection, self).exec_command(cmd, in_data=in_data, sudoable=sudoable)
-
-        bufsize = 4096
-
-        try:
-            self.ssh.get_transport().set_keepalive(5)
-            chan = self.ssh.get_transport().open_session()
-        except Exception as e:
-            text_e = to_text(e)
-            msg = 'Failed to open session'
-            if text_e:
-                msg += f': {text_e}'
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(to_native(msg))
-
-        # sudo usually requires a PTY (cf. requiretty option), therefore
-        # we give it one by default (pty=True in ansible.cfg), and we try
-        # to initialise from the calling environment when sudoable is enabled
-        if self.get_option('pty') and sudoable:
-            chan.get_pty(term=os.getenv('TERM', 'vt100'), width=int(os.getenv('COLUMNS', 0)), height=int(os.getenv('LINES', 0)))
-
-        display.vvv(f'EXEC {cmd}', host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-
-        cmd = to_bytes(cmd, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
-
-        no_prompt_out = b''
-        no_prompt_err = b''
-        become_output = b''
-
-        try:
-            chan.exec_command(cmd)
-            if self.become and self.become.expect_prompt():
-                password_prompt = False
-                become_success = False
-                while not (become_success or password_prompt):
-                    display.debug('Waiting for Privilege Escalation input')
-
-                    chunk = chan.recv(bufsize)
-                    display.debug(f'chunk is: {to_text(chunk)}')
-                    if not chunk:
-                        if b'unknown user' in become_output:
-                            n_become_user = to_native(self.become.get_option('become_user'))
-                            raise AnsibleError(f'user {n_become_user} does not exist')
-                        else:
-                            break
-                            # raise AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for password prompt')
-                    become_output += chunk
-
-                    # need to check every line because we might get lectured
-                    # and we might get the middle of a line in a chunk
-                    for line in become_output.splitlines(True):
-                        if self.become.check_success(line):
-                            become_success = True
-                            break
-                        elif self.become.check_password_prompt(line):
-                            password_prompt = True
-                            break
-
-                if password_prompt:
-                    if self.become:
-                        become_pass = self.become.get_option('become_pass')
-                        chan.sendall(to_bytes(become_pass, errors='surrogate_or_strict') + b'\n')
-                    else:
-                        raise AnsibleError('A password is required but none was supplied')
-                else:
-                    no_prompt_out += become_output
-                    no_prompt_err += become_output
-
-            if in_data:
-                for i in range(0, len(in_data), bufsize):
-                    chan.send(in_data[i:i + bufsize])
-                chan.shutdown_write()
-            elif in_data == b'':
-                chan.shutdown_write()
-
-        except socket.timeout:
-            raise AnsibleError('ssh timed out waiting for privilege escalation.\n' + to_text(become_output))
-
-        stdout = b''.join(chan.makefile('rb', bufsize))
-        stderr = b''.join(chan.makefile_stderr('rb', bufsize))
-        returncode = chan.recv_exit_status()
-
-        if 'pct: not found' in stderr.decode('utf-8'):
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f'pct not found in path of host: {to_text(self.get_option("remote_addr"))}')
-
-        return (returncode, no_prompt_out + stdout, no_prompt_out + stderr)
-
-    def put_file(self, in_path: str, out_path: str) -> None:
-        """ transfer a file from local to remote """
-
-        display.vvv(f'PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}', host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-        try:
-            with open(in_path, 'rb') as f:
-                data = f.read()
-                returncode, stdout, stderr = self.exec_command(
-                    ' '.join([
-                        self._shell.executable, '-c',
-                        self._shell.quote(f'cat > {out_path}')]),
-                    in_data=data,
-                    sudoable=False)
-            if returncode != 0:
-                if 'cat: not found' in stderr.decode('utf-8'):
-                    raise AnsibleError(
-                        f'cat not found in path of container: {to_text(self.get_option("vmid"))}')
-                raise AnsibleError(
-                    f'{to_text(stdout)}\n{to_text(stderr)}')
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f'error occurred while putting file from {in_path} to {out_path}!\n{to_text(e)}')
-
-    def fetch_file(self, in_path: str, out_path: str) -> None:
-        """ save a remote file to the specified path """
-
-        display.vvv(f'FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}', host=self.get_option('remote_addr'))
-        try:
-            returncode, stdout, stderr = self.exec_command(
-                ' '.join([
-                    self._shell.executable, '-c',
-                    self._shell.quote(f'cat {in_path}')]),
-                sudoable=False)
-            if returncode != 0:
-                if 'cat: not found' in stderr.decode('utf-8'):
-                    raise AnsibleError(
-                        f'cat not found in path of container: {to_text(self.get_option("vmid"))}')
-                raise AnsibleError(
-                    f'{to_text(stdout)}\n{to_text(stderr)}')
-            with open(out_path, 'wb') as f:
-                f.write(stdout)
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise AnsibleError(
-                f'error occurred while fetching file from {in_path} to {out_path}!\n{to_text(e)}')
-
-    def reset(self) -> None:
-        """ reset the connection """
-
-        if not self._connected:
-            return
-        self.close()
-        self._connect()
-
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        """ terminate the connection """
-
-        if self.get_option('host_key_checking') and self.get_option('record_host_keys') and self._any_keys_added():
-            # add any new SSH host keys -- warning -- this could be slow
-            # (This doesn't acquire the connection lock because it needs
-            # to exclude only other known_hosts writers, not connections
-            # that are starting up.)
-            lockfile = os.path.basename(self.keyfile)
-            dirname = os.path.dirname(self.keyfile)
-            makedirs_safe(dirname)
-            tmp_keyfile_name = None
-            try:
-                with FileLock().lock_file(lockfile, dirname, self.get_option('lock_file_timeout')):
-                    # just in case any were added recently
-
-                    self.ssh.load_system_host_keys()
-                    self.ssh._host_keys.update(self.ssh._system_host_keys)
-
-                    # gather information about the current key file, so
-                    # we can ensure the new file has the correct mode/owner
-
-                    key_dir = os.path.dirname(self.keyfile)
-                    if os.path.exists(self.keyfile):
-                        key_stat = os.stat(self.keyfile)
-                        mode = key_stat.st_mode & 0o777
-                        uid = key_stat.st_uid
-                        gid = key_stat.st_gid
-                    else:
-                        mode = 0o644
-                        uid = os.getuid()
-                        gid = os.getgid()
-
-                    # Save the new keys to a temporary file and move it into place
-                    # rather than rewriting the file. We set delete=False because
-                    # the file will be moved into place rather than cleaned up.
-
-                    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=key_dir, delete=False) as tmp_keyfile:
-                        tmp_keyfile_name = tmp_keyfile.name
-                        os.chmod(tmp_keyfile_name, mode)
-                        os.chown(tmp_keyfile_name, uid, gid)
-                        self._save_ssh_host_keys(tmp_keyfile_name)
-
-                    os.rename(tmp_keyfile_name, self.keyfile)
-            except LockTimeout:
-                raise AnsibleError(
-                    f'writing lock file for {self.keyfile} ran in to the timeout of {self.get_option("lock_file_timeout")}s')
-            except paramiko.hostkeys.InvalidHostKey as e:
-                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'Invalid host key: {e.line}')
-            except Exception as e:
-                # unable to save keys, including scenario when key was invalid
-                # and caught earlier
-                raise AnsibleError(
-                    f'error occurred while writing SSH host keys!\n{to_text(e)}')
-            finally:
-                if tmp_keyfile_name is not None:
-                    pathlib.Path(tmp_keyfile_name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
-
-        self.ssh.close()
-        self._connected = False
--- a/plugins/connection/qubes.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/qubes.py
@@ -8,36 +8,36 @@
 #
 # Written by: Kushal Das (https://github.com/kushaldas)

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type


-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-name: qubes
-short_description: Interact with an existing QubesOS AppVM
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    name: qubes
+    short_description: Interact with an existing QubesOS AppVM

-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing Qubes AppVM using qubes tools.
-author: Kushal Das (@kushaldas)
-
-
-options:
-  remote_addr:
    description:
-      - VM name.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_host
-  remote_user:
-    description:
-      - The user to execute as inside the VM.
-    type: string
-    default: The I(user) account as default in Qubes OS.
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_user
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing Qubes AppVM using qubes tools.
+
+    author: Kushal Das (@kushaldas)
+
+
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - vm name
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_host
+      remote_user:
+        description:
+            - The user to execute as inside the vm.
+        default: The *user* account as default in Qubes OS.
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_user
 #        keyword:
 #            - name: hosts
-"""
+'''

 import subprocess

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """
        display.vvvv("CMD: ", cmd)
        if not cmd.endswith("\n"):
-            cmd = f"{cmd}\n"
+            cmd = cmd + "\n"
        local_cmd = []

        # For dom0
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

        display.vvvv("Local cmd: ", local_cmd)

-        display.vvv(f"RUN {local_cmd}", host=self._remote_vmname)
+        display.vvv("RUN %s" % (local_cmd,), host=self._remote_vmname)
        p = subprocess.Popen(local_cmd, shell=False, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

@@ -112,42 +112,42 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        """Run specified command in a running QubesVM """
        super(Connection, self).exec_command(cmd, in_data=in_data, sudoable=sudoable)

-        display.vvvv(f"CMD IS: {cmd}")
+        display.vvvv("CMD IS: %s" % cmd)

        rc, stdout, stderr = self._qubes(cmd)

-        display.vvvvv(f"STDOUT {stdout!r} STDERR {stderr!r}")
+        display.vvvvv("STDOUT %r STDERR %r" % (stderr, stderr))
        return rc, stdout, stderr

    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ Place a local file located in 'in_path' inside VM at 'out_path' """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self._remote_vmname)
+        display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self._remote_vmname)

        with open(in_path, "rb") as fobj:
            source_data = fobj.read()

-        retcode, dummy, dummy = self._qubes(f'cat > "{out_path}\"\n', source_data, "qubes.VMRootShell")
+        retcode, dummy, dummy = self._qubes('cat > "{0}"\n'.format(out_path), source_data, "qubes.VMRootShell")
        # if qubes.VMRootShell service not supported, fallback to qubes.VMShell and
        # hope it will have appropriate permissions
        if retcode == 127:
-            retcode, dummy, dummy = self._qubes(f'cat > "{out_path}\"\n', source_data)
+            retcode, dummy, dummy = self._qubes('cat > "{0}"\n'.format(out_path), source_data)

        if retcode != 0:
-            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'Failed to put_file to {out_path}')
+            raise AnsibleConnectionFailure('Failed to put_file to {0}'.format(out_path))

    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """Obtain file specified via 'in_path' from the container and place it at 'out_path' """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self._remote_vmname)
+        display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self._remote_vmname)

        # We are running in dom0
-        cmd_args_list = ["qvm-run", "--pass-io", self._remote_vmname, f"cat {in_path}"]
+        cmd_args_list = ["qvm-run", "--pass-io", self._remote_vmname, "cat {0}".format(in_path)]
        with open(out_path, "wb") as fobj:
            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd_args_list, shell=False, stdout=fobj)
            p.communicate()
            if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure(f'Failed to fetch file to {out_path}')
+                raise AnsibleConnectionFailure('Failed to fetch file to {0}'.format(out_path))

    def close(self):
        """ Closing the connection """
--- a/plugins/connection/saltstack.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/saltstack.py
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Michael Scherer (@mscherer) <misc@zarb.org>
-name: saltstack
-short_description: Allow ansible to piggyback on salt minions
-description:
-  - This allows you to use existing Saltstack infrastructure to connect to targets.
-"""
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Michael Scherer (@mscherer) <misc@zarb.org>
+    name: saltstack
+    short_description: Allow ansible to piggyback on salt minions
+    description:
+        - This allows you to use existing Saltstack infrastructure to connect to targets.
+'''

 import os
 import base64
@@ -58,11 +59,11 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        if in_data:
            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")

-        self._display.vvv(f"EXEC {cmd}", host=self.host)
+        self._display.vvv("EXEC %s" % cmd, host=self.host)
        # need to add 'true;' to work around https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/28077
-        res = self.client.cmd(self.host, 'cmd.exec_code_all', ['bash', f"true;{cmd}"])
+        res = self.client.cmd(self.host, 'cmd.exec_code_all', ['bash', 'true;' + cmd])
        if self.host not in res:
-            raise errors.AnsibleError(f"Minion {self.host} didn't answer, check if salt-minion is running and the name is correct")
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Minion %s didn't answer, check if salt-minion is running and the name is correct" % self.host)

        p = res[self.host]
        return p['retcode'], p['stdout'], p['stderr']
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)

        out_path = self._normalize_path(out_path, '/')
-        self._display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.host)
+        self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
        with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_fh:
            content = in_fh.read()
        self.client.cmd(self.host, 'hashutil.base64_decodefile', [base64.b64encode(content), out_path])
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)

        in_path = self._normalize_path(in_path, '/')
-        self._display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.host)
+        self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
        content = self.client.cmd(self.host, 'cp.get_file_str', [in_path])[self.host]
        open(out_path, 'wb').write(content)

--- a/plugins/connection/zone.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/zone.py
@@ -8,24 +8,24 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

-from __future__ import annotations
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type

-DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-author: Ansible Core Team
-name: zone
-short_description: Run tasks in a zone instance
-description:
-  - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing zone.
-options:
-  remote_addr:
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    author: Ansible Core Team
+    name: zone
+    short_description: Run tasks in a zone instance
    description:
-      - Zone identifier.
-    type: string
-    default: inventory_hostname
-    vars:
-      - name: ansible_host
-      - name: ansible_zone_host
-"""
+        - Run commands or put/fetch files to an existing zone
+    options:
+      remote_addr:
+        description:
+            - Zone identifier
+        default: inventory_hostname
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_host
+            - name: ansible_zone_host
+'''

 import os
 import os.path
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        self.zlogin_cmd = to_bytes(self._search_executable('zlogin'))

        if self.zone not in self.list_zones():
-            raise AnsibleError(f"incorrect zone name {self.zone}")
+            raise AnsibleError("incorrect zone name %s" % self.zone)

    @staticmethod
    def _search_executable(executable):
        try:
            return get_bin_path(executable)
        except ValueError:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"{executable} command not found in PATH")
+            raise AnsibleError("%s command not found in PATH" % executable)

    def list_zones(self):
        process = subprocess.Popen([self.zoneadm_cmd, 'list', '-ip'],
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

        # stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
        path = process.stdout.readlines()[0].split(':')[3]
-        return f"{path}/root"
+        return path + '/root'

    def _connect(self):
        """ connect to the zone; nothing to do here """
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
        local_cmd = [self.zlogin_cmd, self.zone, cmd]
        local_cmd = map(to_bytes, local_cmd)

-        display.vvv(f"EXEC {local_cmd}", host=self.zone)
+        display.vvv("EXEC %s" % (local_cmd), host=self.zone)
        p = subprocess.Popen(local_cmd, shell=False, stdin=stdin,
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
            exist in any given chroot.  So for now we're choosing "/" instead.
            This also happens to be the former default.

-            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it is a problem
+            Can revisit using $HOME instead if it's a problem
        """
        if not remote_path.startswith(os.path.sep):
            remote_path = os.path.join(os.path.sep, remote_path)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ transfer a file from local to zone """
        super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"PUT {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.zone)
+        display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.zone)

        out_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
        try:
@@ -158,27 +158,27 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                else:
                    count = ''
                try:
-                    p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd of={out_path} bs={BUFSIZE}{count}', stdin=in_file)
+                    p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd of=%s bs=%s%s' % (out_path, BUFSIZE, count), stdin=in_file)
                except OSError:
                    raise AnsibleError("jail connection requires dd command in the jail")
                try:
                    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                except Exception:
                    traceback.print_exc()
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
                if p.returncode != 0:
-                    raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{stdout}\n{stderr}")
+                    raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
        except IOError:
-            raise AnsibleError(f"file or module does not exist at: {in_path}")
+            raise AnsibleError("file or module does not exist at: %s" % in_path)

    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
        """ fetch a file from zone to local """
        super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
-        display.vvv(f"FETCH {in_path} TO {out_path}", host=self.zone)
+        display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.zone)

        in_path = shlex_quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
        try:
-            p = self._buffered_exec_command(f'dd if={in_path} bs={BUFSIZE}')
+            p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
        except OSError:
            raise AnsibleError("zone connection requires dd command in the zone")

@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                    chunk = p.stdout.read(BUFSIZE)
            except Exception:
                traceback.print_exc()
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
            stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
            if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise AnsibleError(f"failed to transfer file {in_path} to {out_path}:\n{stdout}\n{stderr}")
+                raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))

    def close(self):
        """ terminate the connection; nothing to do here """
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/alicloud.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/alicloud.py
@@ -11,73 +11,75 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Alicloud only documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  alicloud_access_key:
    description:
-      - Alibaba Cloud access key. If not set then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY), E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID)
-        will be used instead.
+      - Alibaba Cloud access key. If not set then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY),
+        E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID) will be used instead.
    aliases: ['access_key_id', 'access_key']
    type: str
  alicloud_secret_key:
    description:
-      - Alibaba Cloud secret key. If not set then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY), E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
-        will be used instead.
+      - Alibaba Cloud secret key. If not set then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY),
+        E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY) will be used instead.
    aliases: ['secret_access_key', 'secret_key']
    type: str
  alicloud_region:
    description:
-      - The Alibaba Cloud region to use. If not specified then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_REGION), E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID)
-        will be used instead.
+      - The Alibaba Cloud region to use. If not specified then the value of environment variable
+        E(ALICLOUD_REGION), E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID) will be used instead.
    aliases: ['region', 'region_id']
    required: true
    type: str
  alicloud_security_token:
    description:
-      - The Alibaba Cloud security token. If not specified then the value of environment variable E(ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN)
-        will be used instead.
+      - The Alibaba Cloud security token. If not specified then the value of environment variable
+        E(ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN) will be used instead.
    aliases: ['security_token']
    type: str
  alicloud_assume_role:
    description:
      - If provided with a role ARN, Ansible will attempt to assume this role using the supplied credentials.
-      - The nested assume_role block supports C(alicloud_assume_role_arn), C(alicloud_assume_role_session_name), C(alicloud_assume_role_session_expiration)
-        and C(alicloud_assume_role_policy).
+      - The nested assume_role block supports C(alicloud_assume_role_arn), C(alicloud_assume_role_session_name),
+        C(alicloud_assume_role_session_expiration) and C(alicloud_assume_role_policy).
    type: dict
    aliases: ['assume_role']
  alicloud_assume_role_arn:
    description:
-      - The Alibaba Cloud C(role_arn). The ARN of the role to assume. If ARN is set to an empty string, it does not perform
-        role switching. It supports environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN). ansible will execute with provided credentials.
+      - The Alibaba Cloud C(role_arn). The ARN of the role to assume. If ARN is set to an empty string,
+        it does not perform role switching. It supports environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN).
+        ansible will execute with provided credentials.
    aliases: ['assume_role_arn']
    type: str
  alicloud_assume_role_session_name:
    description:
-      - The Alibaba Cloud session_name. The session name to use when assuming the role. If omitted, 'ansible' is passed to
-        the AssumeRole call as session name. It supports environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME).
+      - The Alibaba Cloud session_name. The session name to use when assuming the role. If omitted,
+        'ansible' is passed to the AssumeRole call as session name. It supports environment variable
+        E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME).
    aliases: ['assume_role_session_name']
    type: str
  alicloud_assume_role_session_expiration:
    description:
-      - The Alibaba Cloud C(session_expiration). The time after which the established session for assuming role expires. Valid
-        value range 900-3600 seconds. Default to 3600 (in this case Alicloud use own default value). It supports environment
-        variable E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_EXPIRATION).
+      - The Alibaba Cloud C(session_expiration). The time after which the established session for assuming
+        role expires. Valid value range 900-3600 seconds. Default to 3600 (in this case Alicloud use own default
+        value). It supports environment variable E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_EXPIRATION).
    aliases: ['assume_role_session_expiration']
    type: int
  ecs_role_name:
    description:
-      - The RAM Role Name attached on a ECS instance for API operations. You can retrieve this from the 'Access Control' section
-        of the Alibaba Cloud console.
-      - If you are running Ansible from an ECS instance with RAM Instance using RAM Role, Ansible will just access the metadata
-        U(http://100.100.100.200/latest/meta-data/ram/security-credentials/<ecs_role_name>) to obtain the STS credential.
-        This is a preferred approach over any other when running in ECS as you can avoid hard coding credentials. Instead
-        these are leased on-the-fly by Ansible which reduces the chance of leakage.
+      - The RAM Role Name attached on a ECS instance for API operations. You can retrieve this from the 'Access Control'
+        section of the Alibaba Cloud console.
+      - If you're running Ansible from an ECS instance with RAM Instance using RAM Role, Ansible will just access the
+        metadata U(http://100.100.100.200/latest/meta-data/ram/security-credentials/<ecs_role_name>) to obtain the STS
+        credential. This is a preferred approach over any other when running in ECS as you can avoid hard coding
+        credentials. Instead these are leased on-the-fly by Ansible which reduces the chance of leakage.
    aliases: ['role_name']
    type: str
  profile:
    description:
-      - This is the Alicloud profile name as set in the shared credentials file. It can also be sourced from the E(ALICLOUD_PROFILE)
-        environment variable.
+      - This is the Alicloud profile name as set in the shared credentials file. It can also be sourced from the
+        E(ALICLOUD_PROFILE) environment variable.
    type: str
  shared_credentials_file:
    description:
@@ -86,14 +88,22 @@ options:
      - If this is not set and a profile is specified, C(~/.aliyun/config.json) will be used.
    type: str
 author:
-  - "He Guimin (@xiaozhu36)"
+    - "He Guimin (@xiaozhu36)"
 requirements:
-  - "Python >= 3.6"
+    - "Python >= 3.6"
 notes:
-  - If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
-    E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY) or E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID), E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY) or E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY), E(ALICLOUD_REGION)
-    or E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID), E(ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN), E(ALICLOUD_ECS_ROLE_NAME), E(ALICLOUD_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE),
-    E(ALICLOUD_PROFILE), E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN), E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME), E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_EXPIRATION).
-  - E(ALICLOUD_REGION) or E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID) can be typically be used to specify the Alicloud region, when required, but
-    this can also be configured in the footmark config file.
-"""
+  - If parameters are not set within the module, the following
+    environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
+    E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY) or E(ALICLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID),
+    E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_KEY) or E(ALICLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY),
+    E(ALICLOUD_REGION) or E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID),
+    E(ALICLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN),
+    E(ALICLOUD_ECS_ROLE_NAME),
+    E(ALICLOUD_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE),
+    E(ALICLOUD_PROFILE),
+    E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN),
+    E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME),
+    E(ALICLOUD_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_EXPIRATION).
+  - E(ALICLOUD_REGION) or E(ALICLOUD_REGION_ID) can be typically be used to specify the
+    Alicloud region, when required, but this can also be configured in the footmark config file
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/attributes.py
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  check_mode:
-    description: Can run in C(check_mode) and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
-  diff_mode:
-    description: Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in C(check_mode)), when in diff mode.
-"""
+    check_mode:
+      description: Can run in C(check_mode) and return changed status prediction without modifying target.
+    diff_mode:
+      description: Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in C(check_mode)), when in diff mode.
+'''

-    PLATFORM = r"""
+    PLATFORM = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  platform:
-    description: Target OS/families that can be operated against.
-    support: N/A
-"""
+    platform:
+      description: Target OS/families that can be operated against.
+      support: N/A
+'''

    # Should be used together with the standard fragment
    INFO_MODULE = r'''
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ attributes:
        - This action does not modify state.
 '''

-    CONN = r"""
+    CONN = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  become:
-    description: Is usable alongside C(become) keywords.
-  connection:
-    description: Uses the target's configured connection information to execute code on it.
-  delegation:
-    description: Can be used in conjunction with C(delegate_to) and related keywords.
-"""
+    become:
+      description: Is usable alongside C(become) keywords.
+    connection:
+      description: Uses the target's configured connection information to execute code on it.
+    delegation:
+      description: Can be used in conjunction with C(delegate_to) and related keywords.
+'''

-    FACTS = r"""
+    FACTS = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  facts:
-    description: Action returns an C(ansible_facts) dictionary that will update existing host facts.
-"""
+    facts:
+      description: Action returns an C(ansible_facts) dictionary that will update existing host facts.
+'''

    # Should be used together with the standard fragment and the FACTS fragment
    FACTS_MODULE = r'''
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ attributes:
      support: full
 '''

-    FILES = r"""
+    FILES = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  safe_file_operations:
-    description: Uses Ansible's strict file operation functions to ensure proper permissions and avoid data corruption.
-"""
+    safe_file_operations:
+      description: Uses Ansible's strict file operation functions to ensure proper permissions and avoid data corruption.
+'''

-    FLOW = r"""
+    FLOW = r'''
 options: {}
 attributes:
-  action:
-    description: Indicates this has a corresponding action plugin so some parts of the options can be executed on the controller.
-  async:
-    description: Supports being used with the C(async) keyword.
-"""
+    action:
+      description: Indicates this has a corresponding action plugin so some parts of the options can be executed on the controller.
+    async:
+      description: Supports being used with the C(async) keyword.
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/auth_basic.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/auth_basic.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard files documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  api_url:
    description:
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ options:
      - Whether or not to validate SSL certs when supplying a HTTPS endpoint.
    type: bool
    default: true
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/bitbucket.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/bitbucket.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  client_id:
    description:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ options:
      - O(ignore:username) is an alias of O(user) since community.general 6.0.0. It was an alias of O(workspace) before.
    type: str
    version_added: 4.0.0
-    aliases: [username]
+    aliases: [ username ]
  password:
    description:
      - The App password.
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ notes:
  - Bitbucket OAuth consumer key and secret can be obtained from Bitbucket profile -> Settings -> Access Management -> OAuth.
  - Bitbucket App password can be created from Bitbucket profile -> Personal Settings -> App passwords.
  - If both OAuth and Basic Auth credentials are passed, OAuth credentials take precedence.
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/clc.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/clc.py
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# Copyright (c) 2024, Alexei Znamensky <russoz@gmail.com>
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-
-class ModuleDocFragment(object):
-
-    # Standard documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-options: {}
-requirements:
-  - requests >= 2.5.0
-  - clc-sdk
-notes:
-  - To use this module, it is required to set the below environment variables which enables access to the Centurylink Cloud.
-  - E(CLC_V2_API_USERNAME), the account login ID for the Centurylink Cloud.
-  - E(CLC_V2_API_PASSWORD), the account password for the Centurylink Cloud.
-  - Alternatively, the module accepts the API token and account alias. The API token can be generated using the CLC account
-    login and password using the HTTP API call @ U(https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login).
-  - E(CLC_V2_API_TOKEN), the API token generated from U(https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login).
-  - E(CLC_ACCT_ALIAS), the account alias associated with the Centurylink Cloud.
-  - Users can set E(CLC_V2_API_URL) to specify an endpoint for pointing to a different CLC environment.
-"""
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/consul.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/consul.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ModuleDocFragment:
 options:
  host:
    description:
-      - Host of the Consul agent.
+      - Host of the consul agent, defaults to V(localhost).
    default: localhost
    type: str
  port:
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ options:
    default: 8500
  scheme:
    description:
-      - The protocol scheme on which the Consul agent is running. Defaults to V(http) and can be set to V(https) for secure
-        connections.
+      - The protocol scheme on which the consul agent is running.
+        Defaults to V(http) and can be set to V(https) for secure connections.
    default: http
    type: str
  validate_certs:
    type: bool
    description:
-      - Whether to verify the TLS certificate of the Consul agent.
+      - Whether to verify the TLS certificate of the consul agent.
    default: true
  ca_path:
    description:
-      - The CA bundle to use for https connections.
+      - The CA bundle to use for https connections
    type: str
 """

--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/dimensiondata.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/dimensiondata.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Dimension Data doc fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+
 options:
  region:
    description:
@@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ options:
      - This should only be used on private instances of the CloudControl API that use self-signed certificates.
    type: bool
    default: true
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/dimensiondata_wait.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/dimensiondata_wait.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Dimension Data ("wait-for-completion" parameters) doc fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+
 options:
  wait:
    description:
@@ -33,4 +34,4 @@ options:
      - Only applicable if O(wait=true).
    type: int
    default: 2
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/django.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/django.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type


 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  venv:
    description:
@@ -43,19 +43,20 @@ options:

 notes:
  - The C(django-admin) command is always executed using the C(C) locale, and the option C(--no-color) is always passed.
+
 seealso:
  - name: django-admin and manage.py in official Django documentation
    description: >-
-      Refer to this documentation for the builtin commands and options of C(django-admin). Please make sure that you select
-      the right version of Django in the version selector on that page.
+      Refer to this documentation for the builtin commands and options of C(django-admin).
+      Please make sure that you select the right version of Django in the version selector on that page.
    link: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/django-admin/
-"""
+'''

-    DATABASE = r"""
+    DATABASE = r'''
 options:
  database:
    description:
      - Specify the database to be used.
    type: str
    default: default
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/emc.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/emc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+options:
+  - See respective platform section for more details
+requirements:
+  - See respective platform section for more details
+notes:
+  - Ansible modules are available for EMC VNX.
+'''
+
    # Documentation fragment for VNX (emc_vnx)
    EMC_VNX = r'''
 options:
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/gitlab.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/gitlab.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard files documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 requirements:
  - requests (Python library U(https://pypi.org/project/requests/))

@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ options:
      - The CA certificates bundle to use to verify GitLab server certificate.
    type: str
    version_added: 8.1.0
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/hpe3par.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/hpe3par.py
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # HPE 3PAR doc fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = '''
 options:
-  storage_system_ip:
-    description:
-      - The storage system IP address.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  storage_system_password:
-    description:
-      - The storage system password.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  storage_system_username:
-    description:
-      - The storage system user name.
-    type: str
-    required: true
+    storage_system_ip:
+      description:
+        - The storage system IP address.
+      type: str
+      required: true
+    storage_system_password:
+      description:
+        - The storage system password.
+      type: str
+      required: true
+    storage_system_username:
+      description:
+        - The storage system user name.
+      type: str
+      required: true

 requirements:
  - hpe3par_sdk >= 1.0.2. Install using C(pip install hpe3par_sdk).
  - WSAPI service should be enabled on the 3PAR storage array.
 notes:
-"""
+    '''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/hwc.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/hwc.py
@@ -10,50 +10,56 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # HWC doc fragment.
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = '''
 options:
-  identity_endpoint:
-    description:
-      - The Identity authentication URL.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  user:
-    description:
-      - The user name to login with.
-      - Currently only user names are supported, and not user IDs.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  password:
-    description:
-      - The password to login with.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  domain:
-    description:
-      - The name of the Domain to scope to (Identity v3).
-      - Currently only domain names are supported, and not domain IDs.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  project:
-    description:
-      - The name of the Tenant (Identity v2) or Project (Identity v3).
-      - Currently only project names are supported, and not project IDs.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  region:
-    description:
-      - The region to which the project belongs.
-    type: str
-  id:
-    description:
-      - The ID of resource to be managed.
-    type: str
+    identity_endpoint:
+        description:
+            - The Identity authentication URL.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    user:
+        description:
+            - The user name to login with.
+            - Currently only user names are supported, and not user IDs.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    password:
+        description:
+            - The password to login with.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    domain:
+        description:
+            - The name of the Domain to scope to (Identity v3).
+            - Currently only domain names are supported, and not domain IDs.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    project:
+        description:
+            - The name of the Tenant (Identity v2) or Project (Identity v3).
+            - Currently only project names are supported, and not project IDs.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    region:
+        description:
+            - The region to which the project belongs.
+        type: str
+    id:
+        description:
+            - The ID of resource to be managed.
+        type: str
 notes:
-  - For authentication, you can set identity_endpoint using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_IDENTITY_ENDPOINT) environment variable.
-  - For authentication, you can set user using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_USER) environment variable.
-  - For authentication, you can set password using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_PASSWORD) environment variable.
-  - For authentication, you can set domain using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_DOMAIN) environment variable.
-  - For authentication, you can set project using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_PROJECT) environment variable.
+  - For authentication, you can set identity_endpoint using the
+    E(ANSIBLE_HWC_IDENTITY_ENDPOINT) environment variable.
+  - For authentication, you can set user using the
+    E(ANSIBLE_HWC_USER) environment variable.
+  - For authentication, you can set password using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_PASSWORD) environment
+    variable.
+  - For authentication, you can set domain using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_DOMAIN) environment
+    variable.
+  - For authentication, you can set project using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_PROJECT) environment
+    variable.
  - For authentication, you can set region using the E(ANSIBLE_HWC_REGION) environment variable.
-  - Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are not set.
-"""
+  - Environment variables values will only be used if the playbook values are
+    not set.
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/ibm_storage.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/ibm_storage.py
@@ -12,25 +12,26 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # ibm_storage documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
-  username:
-    description:
-      - Management user on the Spectrum Accelerate storage system.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  password:
-    description:
-      - Password for username on the Spectrum Accelerate storage system.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-  endpoints:
-    description:
-      - The hostname or management IP of Spectrum Accelerate storage system.
-    type: str
-    required: true
+    username:
+        description:
+            - Management user on the spectrum accelerate storage system.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    password:
+        description:
+            - Password for username on the spectrum accelerate storage system.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    endpoints:
+        description:
+            - The hostname or management IP of Spectrum Accelerate storage system.
+        type: str
+        required: true
 notes:
-  - This module requires pyxcli python library. Use C(pip install pyxcli) in order to get pyxcli.
+  - This module requires pyxcli python library.
+    Use C(pip install pyxcli) in order to get pyxcli.
 requirements:
  - pyxcli
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/influxdb.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/influxdb.py
@@ -11,72 +11,72 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
    # Parameters for influxdb modules
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  hostname:
    description:
-      - The hostname or IP address on which InfluxDB server is listening.
+    - The hostname or IP address on which InfluxDB server is listening.
    type: str
    default: localhost
  username:
    description:
-      - Username that will be used to authenticate against InfluxDB server.
+    - Username that will be used to authenticate against InfluxDB server.
    type: str
    default: root
-    aliases: [login_username]
+    aliases: [ login_username ]
  password:
    description:
-      - Password that will be used to authenticate against InfluxDB server.
+    - Password that will be used to authenticate against InfluxDB server.
    type: str
    default: root
-    aliases: [login_password]
+    aliases: [ login_password ]
  port:
    description:
-      - The port on which InfluxDB server is listening.
+    - The port on which InfluxDB server is listening.
    type: int
    default: 8086
  path:
    description:
-      - The path on which InfluxDB server is accessible.
-      - Only available when using python-influxdb >= 5.1.0.
+    - The path on which InfluxDB server is accessible.
+    - Only available when using python-influxdb >= 5.1.0.
    type: str
    default: ''
    version_added: '0.2.0'
  validate_certs:
    description:
-      - If set to V(false), the SSL certificates will not be validated.
-      - This should only set to V(false) used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    - If set to V(false), the SSL certificates will not be validated.
+    - This should only set to V(false) used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
    type: bool
    default: true
  ssl:
    description:
-      - Use https instead of http to connect to InfluxDB server.
+    - Use https instead of http to connect to InfluxDB server.
    type: bool
    default: false
  timeout:
    description:
-      - Number of seconds Requests will wait for client to establish a connection.
+    - Number of seconds Requests will wait for client to establish a connection.
    type: int
  retries:
    description:
-      - Number of retries client will try before aborting.
-      - V(0) indicates try until success.
-      - Only available when using C(python-influxdb) >= 4.1.0.
+    - Number of retries client will try before aborting.
+    - V(0) indicates try until success.
+    - Only available when using python-influxdb >= 4.1.0.
    type: int
    default: 3
  use_udp:
    description:
-      - Use UDP to connect to InfluxDB server.
+    - Use UDP to connect to InfluxDB server.
    type: bool
    default: false
  udp_port:
    description:
-      - UDP port to connect to InfluxDB server.
+    - UDP port to connect to InfluxDB server.
    type: int
    default: 4444
  proxies:
    description:
-      - HTTP(S) proxy to use for Requests to connect to InfluxDB server.
+    - HTTP(S) proxy to use for Requests to connect to InfluxDB server.
    type: dict
    default: {}
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/ipa.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/ipa.py
@@ -11,66 +11,61 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
    # Parameters for FreeIPA/IPA modules
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  ipa_port:
    description:
-      - Port of FreeIPA / IPA server.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PORT) will be used instead.
-      - If both the environment variable E(IPA_PORT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
+    - Port of FreeIPA / IPA server.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PORT) will be used instead.
+    - If both the environment variable E(IPA_PORT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
    type: int
    default: 443
  ipa_host:
    description:
-      - IP or hostname of IPA server.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_HOST) will be used instead.
-      - If both the environment variable E(IPA_HOST) and the value are not specified in the task, then DNS will be used to
-        try to discover the FreeIPA server.
-      - The relevant entry needed in FreeIPA is the C(ipa-ca) entry.
-      - If neither the DNS entry, nor the environment E(IPA_HOST), nor the value are available in the task, then the default
-        value will be used.
+    - IP or hostname of IPA server.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_HOST) will be used instead.
+    - If both the environment variable E(IPA_HOST) and the value are not specified in the task, then DNS will be used to try to discover the FreeIPA server.
+    - The relevant entry needed in FreeIPA is the C(ipa-ca) entry.
+    - If neither the DNS entry, nor the environment E(IPA_HOST), nor the value are available in the task, then the default value will be used.
    type: str
    default: ipa.example.com
  ipa_user:
    description:
-      - Administrative account used on IPA server.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_USER) will be used instead.
-      - If both the environment variable E(IPA_USER) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
+    - Administrative account used on IPA server.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_USER) will be used instead.
+    - If both the environment variable E(IPA_USER) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
    type: str
    default: admin
  ipa_pass:
    description:
-      - Password of administrative user.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PASS) will be used instead.
-      - Note that if the C(urllib_gssapi) library is available, it is possible to use GSSAPI to authenticate to FreeIPA.
-      - If the environment variable E(KRB5CCNAME) is available, the module will use this kerberos credentials cache to authenticate
-        to the FreeIPA server.
-      - If the environment variable E(KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME) is available, and E(KRB5CCNAME) is not; the module will use this
-        kerberos keytab to authenticate.
-      - If GSSAPI is not available, the usage of O(ipa_pass) is required.
+    - Password of administrative user.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PASS) will be used instead.
+    - Note that if the C(urllib_gssapi) library is available, it is possible to use GSSAPI to authenticate to FreeIPA.
+    - If the environment variable E(KRB5CCNAME) is available, the module will use this kerberos credentials cache to authenticate to the FreeIPA server.
+    - If the environment variable E(KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME) is available, and E(KRB5CCNAME) is not; the module will use this kerberos keytab to authenticate.
+    - If GSSAPI is not available, the usage of O(ipa_pass) is required.
    type: str
  ipa_prot:
    description:
-      - Protocol used by IPA server.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PROT) will be used instead.
-      - If both the environment variable E(IPA_PROT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
+    - Protocol used by IPA server.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_PROT) will be used instead.
+    - If both the environment variable E(IPA_PROT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
    type: str
-    choices: [http, https]
+    choices: [ http, https ]
    default: https
  validate_certs:
    description:
-      - This only applies if O(ipa_prot) is V(https).
-      - If set to V(false), the SSL certificates will not be validated.
-      - This should only set to V(false) used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
+    - This only applies if O(ipa_prot) is V(https).
+    - If set to V(false), the SSL certificates will not be validated.
+    - This should only set to V(false) used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
    type: bool
    default: true
  ipa_timeout:
    description:
-      - Specifies idle timeout (in seconds) for the connection.
-      - For bulk operations, you may want to increase this in order to avoid timeout from IPA server.
-      - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_TIMEOUT) will be used instead.
-      - If both the environment variable E(IPA_TIMEOUT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is
-        set.
+    - Specifies idle timeout (in seconds) for the connection.
+    - For bulk operations, you may want to increase this in order to avoid timeout from IPA server.
+    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(IPA_TIMEOUT) will be used instead.
+    - If both the environment variable E(IPA_TIMEOUT) and the value are not specified in the task, then default value is set.
    type: int
    default: 10
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/keycloak.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/keycloak.py
@@ -11,85 +11,69 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
-  auth_keycloak_url:
-    description:
-      - URL to the Keycloak instance.
-    type: str
-    required: true
-    aliases:
-      - url
+    auth_keycloak_url:
+        description:
+            - URL to the Keycloak instance.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+        aliases:
+          - url

-  auth_client_id:
-    description:
-      - OpenID Connect C(client_id) to authenticate to the API with.
-    type: str
-    default: admin-cli
+    auth_client_id:
+        description:
+            - OpenID Connect C(client_id) to authenticate to the API with.
+        type: str
+        default: admin-cli

-  auth_realm:
-    description:
-      - Keycloak realm name to authenticate to for API access.
-    type: str
+    auth_realm:
+        description:
+            - Keycloak realm name to authenticate to for API access.
+        type: str

-  auth_client_secret:
-    description:
-      - Client Secret to use in conjunction with O(auth_client_id) (if required).
-    type: str
+    auth_client_secret:
+        description:
+            - Client Secret to use in conjunction with O(auth_client_id) (if required).
+        type: str

-  auth_username:
-    description:
-      - Username to authenticate for API access with.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - username
+    auth_username:
+        description:
+            - Username to authenticate for API access with.
+        type: str
+        aliases:
+          - username

-  auth_password:
-    description:
-      - Password to authenticate for API access with.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - password
+    auth_password:
+        description:
+            - Password to authenticate for API access with.
+        type: str
+        aliases:
+          - password

-  token:
-    description:
-      - Authentication token for Keycloak API.
-    type: str
-    version_added: 3.0.0
+    token:
+        description:
+            - Authentication token for Keycloak API.
+        type: str
+        version_added: 3.0.0

-  refresh_token:
-    description:
-      - Authentication refresh token for Keycloak API.
-    type: str
-    version_added: 10.3.0
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - Verify TLS certificates (do not disable this in production).
+        type: bool
+        default: true

-  validate_certs:
-    description:
-      - Verify TLS certificates (do not disable this in production).
-    type: bool
-    default: true
+    connection_timeout:
+        description:
+            - Controls the HTTP connections timeout period (in seconds) to Keycloak API.
+        type: int
+        default: 10
+        version_added: 4.5.0

-  connection_timeout:
-    description:
-      - Controls the HTTP connections timeout period (in seconds) to Keycloak API.
-    type: int
-    default: 10
-    version_added: 4.5.0
-
-  http_agent:
-    description:
-      - Configures the HTTP User-Agent header.
-    type: str
-    default: Ansible
-    version_added: 5.4.0
-"""
-
-    ACTIONGROUP_KEYCLOAK = r"""
-options: {}
-attributes:
-  action_group:
-    description: Use C(group/community.general.keycloak) in C(module_defaults) to set defaults for this module.
-    support: full
-    membership:
-      - community.general.keycloak
-"""
+    http_agent:
+        description:
+            - Configures the HTTP User-Agent header.
+        type: str
+        default: Ansible
+        version_added: 5.4.0
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py
@@ -12,17 +12,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
    # Standard LDAP documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
-notes:
-  - The default authentication settings will attempt to use a SASL EXTERNAL bind over a UNIX domain socket. This works well
-    with the default Ubuntu install for example, which includes a C(cn=peercred,cn=external,cn=auth) ACL rule allowing root
-    to modify the server configuration. If you need to use a simple bind to access your server, pass the credentials in O(bind_dn)
-    and O(bind_pw).
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  bind_dn:
    description:
-      - A DN to bind with. Try to use a SASL bind with the EXTERNAL mechanism as default when this parameter is omitted.
-      - Use an anonymous bind if the parameter is blank.
+      - A DN to bind with. If this is omitted, we'll try a SASL bind with the EXTERNAL mechanism as default.
+      - If this is blank, we'll use an anonymous bind.
    type: str
  bind_pw:
    description:
@@ -62,8 +57,7 @@ options:
    version_added: 2.0.0
  server_uri:
    description:
-      - The O(server_uri) parameter may be a comma- or whitespace-separated list of URIs containing only the schema, the host,
-        and the port fields.
+      - The O(server_uri) parameter may be a comma- or whitespace-separated list of URIs containing only the schema, the host, and the port fields.
      - The default value lets the underlying LDAP client library look for a UNIX domain socket in its default location.
      - Note that when using multiple URIs you cannot determine to which URI your client gets connected.
      - For URIs containing additional fields, particularly when using commas, behavior is undefined.
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ options:
    default: ldapi:///
  start_tls:
    description:
-      - Use the START_TLS LDAP extension if set to V(true).
+      - If true, we'll use the START_TLS LDAP extension.
    type: bool
    default: false
  validate_certs:
@@ -97,4 +91,4 @@ options:
    choices: ['enable', 'auto', 'disable']
    default: auto
    version_added: "6.4.0"
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/lxca_common.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/lxca_common.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
    # Standard Pylxca documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 author:
  - Naval Patel (@navalkp)
  - Prashant Bhosale (@prabhosa)
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ author:
 options:
  login_user:
    description:
-      - The username for use in HTTP basic authentication.
+    - The username for use in HTTP basic authentication.
    type: str
    required: true

  login_password:
    description:
-      - The password for use in HTTP basic authentication.
+    - The password for use in HTTP basic authentication.
    type: str
    required: true

  auth_url:
    description:
-      - Lxca HTTPS full web address.
+    - lxca HTTPS full web address.
    type: str
    required: true

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ requirements:
 notes:
  - Additional detail about pylxca can be found at U(https://github.com/lenovo/pylxca).
  - Playbooks using these modules can be found at U(https://github.com/lenovo/ansible.lenovo-lxca).
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/manageiq.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/manageiq.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard ManageIQ documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  manageiq_connection:
    description:
@@ -34,21 +34,20 @@ options:
        type: str
      token:
        description:
-          - ManageIQ token. E(MIQ_TOKEN) environment variable if set. Otherwise, required if no username or password is passed
-            in.
+          - ManageIQ token. E(MIQ_TOKEN) environment variable if set. Otherwise, required if no username or password is passed in.
        type: str
      validate_certs:
        description:
          - Whether SSL certificates should be verified for HTTPS requests.
        type: bool
        default: true
-        aliases: [verify_ssl]
+        aliases: [ verify_ssl ]
      ca_cert:
        description:
          - The path to a CA bundle file or directory with certificates.
        type: str
-        aliases: [ca_bundle_path]
+        aliases: [ ca_bundle_path ]

 requirements:
  - 'manageiq-client U(https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-api-client-python/)'
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/nomad.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/nomad.py
@@ -11,48 +11,48 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard files documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
-  host:
-    description:
-      - FQDN of Nomad server.
-    required: true
-    type: str
-  port:
-    description:
-      - Port of Nomad server.
-    type: int
-    default: 4646
-    version_added: 8.0.0
-  use_ssl:
-    description:
-      - Use TLS/SSL connection.
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-  timeout:
-    description:
-      - Timeout (in seconds) for the request to Nomad.
-    type: int
-    default: 5
-  validate_certs:
-    description:
-      - Enable TLS/SSL certificate validation.
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-  client_cert:
-    description:
-      - Path of certificate for TLS/SSL.
-    type: path
-  client_key:
-    description:
-      - Path of certificate's private key for TLS/SSL.
-    type: path
-  namespace:
-    description:
-      - Namespace for Nomad.
-    type: str
-  token:
-    description:
-      - ACL token for authentication.
-    type: str
-"""
+    host:
+      description:
+        - FQDN of Nomad server.
+      required: true
+      type: str
+    port:
+      description:
+        - Port of Nomad server.
+      type: int
+      default: 4646
+      version_added: 8.0.0
+    use_ssl:
+      description:
+        - Use TLS/SSL connection.
+      type: bool
+      default: true
+    timeout:
+      description:
+        - Timeout (in seconds) for the request to Nomad.
+      type: int
+      default: 5
+    validate_certs:
+      description:
+        - Enable TLS/SSL certificate validation.
+      type: bool
+      default: true
+    client_cert:
+      description:
+        - Path of certificate for TLS/SSL.
+      type: path
+    client_key:
+      description:
+        - Path of certificate's private key for TLS/SSL.
+      type: path
+    namespace:
+      description:
+        - Namespace for Nomad.
+      type: str
+    token:
+      description:
+        - ACL token for authentication.
+      type: str
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/onepassword.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/onepassword.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type


 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 requirements:
  - See U(https://support.1password.com/command-line/)
 options:
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ options:
    aliases: ['vault_password']
    type: str
  section:
-    description: Item section containing the field to retrieve (case-insensitive). If absent will return first match from
-      any section.
+    description: Item section containing the field to retrieve (case-insensitive). If absent will return first match from any section.
  domain:
    description: Domain of 1Password.
    default: '1password.com'
@@ -56,25 +55,25 @@ options:
    env:
      - name: OP_CONNECT_TOKEN
    version_added: 8.1.0
-"""
+'''

-    LOOKUP = r"""
+    LOOKUP = r'''
 options:
  service_account_token:
    env:
      - name: OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN
        version_added: 8.2.0
 notes:
-  - This lookup will use an existing 1Password session if one exists. If not, and you have already performed an initial sign
-    in (meaning C(~/.op/config), C(~/.config/op/config) or C(~/.config/.op/config) exists), then only the O(master_password)
-    is required. You may optionally specify O(subdomain) in this scenario, otherwise the last used subdomain will be used
-    by C(op).
+  - This lookup will use an existing 1Password session if one exists. If not, and you have already
+    performed an initial sign in (meaning C(~/.op/config), C(~/.config/op/config) or C(~/.config/.op/config) exists), then only the
+    O(master_password) is required. You may optionally specify O(subdomain) in this scenario, otherwise the last used subdomain will be used by C(op).
  - This lookup can perform an initial login by providing O(subdomain), O(username), O(secret_key), and O(master_password).
  - Can target a specific account by providing the O(account_id).
-  - Due to the B(very) sensitive nature of these credentials, it is B(highly) recommended that you only pass in the minimal
-    credentials needed at any given time. Also, store these credentials in an Ansible Vault using a key that is equal to or
-    greater in strength to the 1Password master password.
-  - This lookup stores potentially sensitive data from 1Password as Ansible facts. Facts are subject to caching if enabled,
-    which means this data could be stored in clear text on disk or in a database.
+  - Due to the B(very) sensitive nature of these credentials, it is B(highly) recommended that you only pass in the minimal credentials
+    needed at any given time. Also, store these credentials in an Ansible Vault using a key that is equal to or greater in strength
+    to the 1Password master password.
+  - This lookup stores potentially sensitive data from 1Password as Ansible facts.
+    Facts are subject to caching if enabled, which means this data could be stored in clear text
+    on disk or in a database.
  - Tested with C(op) version 2.7.2.
-"""
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/oneview.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/oneview.py
@@ -11,67 +11,70 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # OneView doc fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
-  config:
-    description:
-      - Path to a JSON configuration file containing the OneView client configuration. The configuration file is optional
-        and when used should be present in the host running the ansible commands. If the file path is not provided, the configuration
-        will be loaded from environment variables. For links to example configuration files or how to use the environment
-        variables verify the notes section.
-    type: path
-  api_version:
-    description:
-      - OneView API Version.
-    type: int
-  image_streamer_hostname:
-    description:
-      - IP address or hostname for the HPE Image Streamer REST API.
-    type: str
-  hostname:
-    description:
-      - IP address or hostname for the appliance.
-    type: str
-  username:
-    description:
-      - Username for API authentication.
-    type: str
-  password:
-    description:
-      - Password for API authentication.
-    type: str
+    config:
+        description:
+        - Path to a JSON configuration file containing the OneView client configuration.
+          The configuration file is optional and when used should be present in the host running the ansible commands.
+          If the file path is not provided, the configuration will be loaded from environment variables.
+          For links to example configuration files or how to use the environment variables verify the notes section.
+        type: path
+    api_version:
+        description:
+        - OneView API Version.
+        type: int
+    image_streamer_hostname:
+        description:
+        - IP address or hostname for the HPE Image Streamer REST API.
+        type: str
+    hostname:
+        description:
+        - IP address or hostname for the appliance.
+        type: str
+    username:
+        description:
+        - Username for API authentication.
+        type: str
+    password:
+        description:
+        - Password for API authentication.
+        type: str

 requirements:
  - Python >= 2.7.9

 notes:
-  - 'A sample configuration file for the config parameter can be found at:
-    U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible/blob/master/examples/oneview_config-rename.json).'
-  - 'Check how to use environment variables for configuration at: U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible#environment-variables).'
-  - 'Additional Playbooks for the HPE OneView Ansible modules can be found at: U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible/tree/master/examples).'
-  - 'The OneView API version used will directly affect returned and expected fields in resources. Information on setting the
-    desired API version and can be found at: U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible#setting-your-oneview-version).'
-"""
+    - "A sample configuration file for the config parameter can be found at:
+       U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible/blob/master/examples/oneview_config-rename.json)"
+    - "Check how to use environment variables for configuration at:
+       U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible#environment-variables)"
+    - "Additional Playbooks for the HPE OneView Ansible modules can be found at:
+       U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible/tree/master/examples)"
+    - "The OneView API version used will directly affect returned and expected fields in resources.
+       Information on setting the desired API version and can be found at:
+       U(https://github.com/HewlettPackard/oneview-ansible#setting-your-oneview-version)"
+    '''

-    VALIDATEETAG = r"""
+    VALIDATEETAG = r'''
 options:
-  validate_etag:
-    description:
-      - When the ETag Validation is enabled, the request will be conditionally processed only if the current ETag for the
-        resource matches the ETag provided in the data.
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-"""
+    validate_etag:
+        description:
+            - When the ETag Validation is enabled, the request will be conditionally processed only if the current ETag
+                for the resource matches the ETag provided in the data.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+'''

-    FACTSPARAMS = r"""
+    FACTSPARAMS = r'''
 options:
-  params:
-    description:
-      - List of parameters to delimit, filter and sort the list of resources.
-      - 'Parameter keys allowed are:'
-      - 'V(start): The first item to return, using 0-based indexing.'
-      - 'V(count): The number of resources to return.'
-      - 'V(filter): A general filter/query string to narrow the list of items returned.'
-      - 'V(sort): The sort order of the returned data set.'
-    type: dict
-"""
+    params:
+        description:
+        - List of parameters to delimit, filter and sort the list of resources.
+        - "Parameter keys allowed are:"
+        - "C(start): The first item to return, using 0-based indexing."
+        - "C(count): The number of resources to return."
+        - "C(filter): A general filter/query string to narrow the list of items returned."
+        - "C(sort): The sort order of the returned data set."
+        type: dict
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/online.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/online.py
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  api_token:
    description:
      - Online OAuth token.
    type: str
    required: true
-    aliases: [oauth_token]
+    aliases: [ oauth_token ]
  api_url:
    description:
      - Online API URL.
    type: str
    default: 'https://api.online.net'
-    aliases: [base_url]
+    aliases: [ base_url ]
  api_timeout:
    description:
      - HTTP timeout to Online API in seconds.
    type: int
    default: 30
-    aliases: [timeout]
+    aliases: [ timeout ]
  validate_certs:
    description:
      - Validate SSL certs of the Online API.
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ options:
    default: true
 notes:
  - Also see the API documentation on U(https://console.online.net/en/api/).
-  - If O(api_token) is not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
+  - If O(api_token) is not set within the module, the following
+    environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence
    E(ONLINE_TOKEN), E(ONLINE_API_KEY), E(ONLINE_OAUTH_TOKEN), E(ONLINE_API_TOKEN).
-  - If one wants to use a different O(api_url) one can also set the E(ONLINE_API_URL) environment variable.
-"""
+  - If one wants to use a different O(api_url) one can also set the E(ONLINE_API_URL)
+    environment variable.
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/opennebula.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/opennebula.py
@@ -10,36 +10,36 @@ __metaclass__ = type

 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
    # OpenNebula common documentation
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
-  api_url:
-    description:
-      - The ENDPOINT URL of the XMLRPC server.
-      - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_URL) environment variable, if any, is used.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - api_endpoint
-  api_username:
-    description:
-      - The name of the user for XMLRPC authentication.
-      - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_USERNAME) environment variable, if any, is used.
-    type: str
-  api_password:
-    description:
-      - The password or token for XMLRPC authentication.
-      - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_PASSWORD) environment variable, if any, is used.
-    type: str
-    aliases:
-      - api_token
-  validate_certs:
-    description:
-      - Whether to validate the TLS/SSL certificates or not.
-      - This parameter is ignored if E(PYTHONHTTPSVERIFY) environment variable is used.
-    type: bool
-    default: true
-  wait_timeout:
-    description:
-      - Time to wait for the desired state to be reached before timeout, in seconds.
-    type: int
-    default: 300
-"""
+    api_url:
+        description:
+            - The ENDPOINT URL of the XMLRPC server.
+            - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_URL) environment variable, if any, is used.
+        type: str
+        aliases:
+            - api_endpoint
+    api_username:
+        description:
+            - The name of the user for XMLRPC authentication.
+            - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_USERNAME) environment variable, if any, is used.
+        type: str
+    api_password:
+        description:
+            - The password or token for XMLRPC authentication.
+            - If not specified then the value of the E(ONE_PASSWORD) environment variable, if any, is used.
+        type: str
+        aliases:
+            - api_token
+    validate_certs:
+        description:
+            - Whether to validate the TLS/SSL certificates or not.
+            - This parameter is ignored if E(PYTHONHTTPSVERIFY) environment variable is used.
+        type: bool
+        default: true
+    wait_timeout:
+        description:
+            - Time to wait for the desired state to be reached before timeout, in seconds.
+        type: int
+        default: 300
+'''
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/openswitch.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/openswitch.py
@@ -11,62 +11,75 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):

    # Standard files documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
  host:
    description:
-      - Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value
-        of host is used as the destination address for the transport. Note this argument does not affect the SSH argument.
+      - Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote
+        device over the specified transport.  The value of host is used as
+        the destination address for the transport.  Note this argument
+        does not affect the SSH argument.
    type: str
  port:
    description:
-      - Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote device. This value applies to either O(transport=cli)
-        or O(transport=rest). The port value will default to the appropriate transport common port if none is provided in
-        the task. (cli=22, http=80, https=443). Note this argument does not affect the SSH transport.
+      - Specifies the port to use when building the connection to the remote
+        device.  This value applies to either O(transport=cli) or O(transport=rest).  The port
+        value will default to the appropriate transport common port if
+        none is provided in the task.  (cli=22, http=80, https=443).  Note
+        this argument does not affect the SSH transport.
    type: int
    default: 0 (use common port)
  username:
    description:
-      - Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This value is used to authenticate
-        either the CLI login or the eAPI authentication depending on which transport is used. Note this argument does not
-        affect the SSH transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME)
-        will be used instead.
+      - Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to
+        the remote device.  This value is used to authenticate
+        either the CLI login or the eAPI authentication depending on which
+        transport is used. Note this argument does not affect the SSH
+        transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
+        environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME) will be used instead.
    type: str
  password:
    description:
-      - Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This is a common argument used
-        for either O(transport=cli) or O(transport=rest). Note this argument does not affect the SSH transport. If the value
-        is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD) will be used instead.
+      - Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to
+        the remote device.  This is a common argument used for either O(transport=cli)
+        or O(transport=rest).  Note this argument does not affect the SSH
+        transport. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
+        environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD) will be used instead.
    type: str
  timeout:
    description:
-      - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands.
-        If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
+      - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
+        for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
    type: int
    default: 10
  ssh_keyfile:
    description:
-      - Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for O(transport=cli).
-        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE) will be used
-        instead.
+      - Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to
+        the remote device.  This argument is only used for O(transport=cli).
+        If the value is not specified in the task, the value of
+        environment variable E(ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE) will be used instead.
    type: path
  transport:
    description:
-      - Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device. The transport argument supports connectivity
-        to the device over SSH (V(ssh)), CLI (V(cli)), or REST (V(rest)).
+      - Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the
+        remote device.  The transport argument supports connectivity to the
+        device over SSH (V(ssh)), CLI (V(cli)), or REST (V(rest)).
    required: true
    type: str
-    choices: [cli, rest, ssh]
+    choices: [ cli, rest, ssh ]
    default: ssh
  use_ssl:
    description:
-      - Configures the O(transport) to use SSL if set to V(true) only when the O(transport) argument is configured as rest.
-        If the transport argument is not V(rest), this value is ignored.
+      - Configures the O(transport) to use SSL if set to V(true) only when the
+        O(transport) argument is configured as rest.  If the transport
+        argument is not V(rest), this value is ignored.
    type: bool
    default: true
  provider:
    description:
-      - Convenience method that allows all C(openswitch) arguments to be passed as a dict object. All constraints (required,
-        choices, and so on) must be met either by individual arguments or values in this dict.
+      - Convenience method that allows all C(openswitch) arguments to be passed as
+        a dict object.  All constraints (required, choices, etc) must be
+        met either by individual arguments or values in this dict.
    type: dict
-"""
+'''
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