vmware_category: RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

[goneri]

SUMMARY

The following playbook from https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/test/integration/targets/prepare_vmware_tests/tasks/setup_category.yml fails with the error below.

- name: Create a category for cluster
  vmware_category:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    validate_certs: False
    category_name: '{{ cluster_category }}'
    category_description: '{{ cluster_category }} description'
    state: present

The error:

fatal: [testhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "module_stderr": "/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py:851: InsecureRequestWarning: Unverified HTTPS request is being made. Adding certificate verification is strongly advised. See: https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings\n  InsecureRequestWarning)\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 139, in <module>\n    _ansiballz_main()\n  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 131, in _ansiballz_main\n    invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 65, in invoke_module\n    spec.loader.exec_module(module)\n  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>\", line 728, in exec_module\n  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 273, in <module>\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 268, in main\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 134, in __init__\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/vmware_rest_client.py\", line 51, in __init__\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/vmware_rest_client.py\", line 125, in connect_to_vsphere_client\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 170, in create_vsphere_client\n    hok_token=hok_token, private_key=private_key)\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 111, in __init__\n    session_id = session_svc.create()\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/com/vmware/cis_client.py\", line 198, in create\n    return self._invoke('create', None)\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 345, in _invoke\n    return self._api_interface.native_invoke(ctx, _method_name, kwargs)\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 298, in native_invoke\n    self._rest_converter_mode)\ncom.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated: {challenge : None, messages : [LocalizableMessage(id='com.vmware.vapi.endpoint.method.authentication.required', default_message='Authentication required.', args=[], params=None, localized=None)], data : None, error_type : None}\nException ignored in: <function VsphereClient.__del__ at 0x7f9845c5fef0>\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 136, in __del__\n    if hasattr(self, 'session'):\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__\n    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__\n    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)\n  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__\n    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)\n  [Previous line repeated 496 more times]\nRecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object\n",                                                                           
    "module_stdout": "",
    "msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error",
    "rc": 1
}

The same error with expended \n:

    "module_stderr": "/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/urllib3/connectionpool.py:851: InsecureRequestWarning: Unverified HTTPS request is being made. Adding certificate verification is strongly advised. See: https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings
  InsecureRequestWarning)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 139, in <module>
    _ansiballz_main()
  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 131, in _ansiballz_main
    invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)
  File \"/home/goneri/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1564671235.268164-193770822526206/AnsiballZ_vmware_category.py\", line 65, in invoke_module
    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>\", line 728, in exec_module
  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 273, in <module>
  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 268, in main
  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/__main__.py\", line 134, in __init__
  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/vmware_rest_client.py\", line 51, in __init__
  File \"/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_g4b69ljz/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/vmware_rest_client.py\", line 125, in connect_to_vsphere_client
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 170, in create_vsphere_client
    hok_token=hok_token, private_key=private_key)
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 111, in __init__
    session_id = session_svc.create()
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/com/vmware/cis_client.py\", line 198, in create
    return self._invoke('create', None)
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 345, in _invoke
    return self._api_interface.native_invoke(ctx, _method_name, kwargs)
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 298, in native_invoke
    self._rest_converter_mode)
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated: {challenge : None, messages : [LocalizableMessage(id='com.vmware.vapi.endpoint.method.authentication.required', default_message='Authentication required.', args=[], params=None, localized=None)], data : None, error_type : None}
Exception ignored in: <function VsphereClient.__del__ at 0x7f9845c5fef0>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/vsphere/client.py\", line 136, in __del__
    if hasattr(self, 'session'):
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)
  File \"/home/goneri/git_repos/ansible_projects/a/.virtualenv/py37/lib/python3.7/site-packages/vmware/vapi/bindings/stub.py\", line 443, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._stub_factory, name)
  [Previous line repeated 496 more times]
RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

ISSUE TYPE

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COMPONENT NAME

vmware_category

ANSIBLE VERSION

devel

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[Akasurde]

@goneri Seems related to #55804

[Akasurde]

@goneri Can we close one of them since they are duplicate? Thanks.

[goneri]

Sure.