TypeError: join() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a' in ansible-galaxy

[nomike]

Summary

# ansible-galaxy install willshersystems.sshd --force -vvv
ansible-galaxy [core 2.15.5]
 config file = None
 configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
 ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
 ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
 executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-galaxy
 python version = 3.9.16 (main, Sep  8 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.4.1 20230605 (Red Hat 11.4.1-2)] (/usr/bin/python3)
 jinja version = 3.1.2
 libyaml = True
No config file found; using defaults
Starting galaxy role install process
Processing role willshersystems.sshd
Opened /root/.ansible/galaxy_token
- downloading role 'sshd', owned by willshersystems
- downloading role from https://github.com/willshersystems/ansible-sshd/archive/v0.21.0.tar.gz
- extracting willshersystems.sshd to /root/.ansible/roles/willshersystems.sshd
[WARNING]: Illegal filename '..': '..' is not allowed
ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: join() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'
the full traceback was:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/__init__.py", line 659, in cli_executor
   exit_code = cli.run()
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 719, in run
   return context.CLIARGS['func']()
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 119, in method_wrapper
   return wrapped_method(*args, **kwargs)
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1370, in execute_install
   self._execute_install_role(role_requirements)
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1469, in _execute_install_role
   installed = role.install()
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/galaxy/role.py", line 426, in install
   setattr(member, attr, os.path.join(*n_final_parts))
TypeError: join() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'

For some reason, the list n_final_parts doesn't contain any entries which makes this call crash:

os.path.join(*n_final_parts)

Issue Type

Bug Report

Component Name

ansible-galaxy

Ansible Version

$ ansible --version
ansible [core 2.15.5]
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.9.16 (main, Feb 23 2023, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.3.1 20221121 (Red Hat 11.3.1-4)] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

Configuration

# if using a version older than ansible-core 2.12 you should omit the '-t all'
$ ansible-config dump --only-changed -t all
CONFIG_FILE() = None
EDITOR(env: EDITOR) = vim
PAGER(env: PAGER) = less

OS / Environment

Amazon Linux 2023

Steps to Reproduce

not applicable

Expected Results

I expect the ansible role to be installed

Actual Results

The installation process crashes, as mentioned above.

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct

[ansibot]

Files identified in the description:

• bin/ansible-galaxy

If these files are incorrect, please update the component name section of the description or use the component bot command.

[jbertolotti84]

This is also happening in ansible 2.14.11:

root@68b475171cc7:~/project/tests# ansible-galaxy install -r ansible_requirements.yml -vvv
ansible-galaxy [core 2.14.11]
  config file = /root/project/tests/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/project/tests/collections:/root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections:/etc/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-galaxy
  python version = 3.10.6 (main, Mar 10 2023, 10:55:28) [GCC 11.3.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True
Using /root/project/tests/ansible.cfg as config file
Reading requirement file at '/root/project/tests/ansible_requirements.yml'
found role {'name': 'redacted', 'scm': 'git', 'src': 'git@redacted', 'version': '8.6.0'} in yaml file
found role {'name': 'redacted', 'scm': 'git', 'src': 'git@redacted', 'version': '8.7.0'} in yaml file
Starting galaxy role install process
Processing role redacted
archiving ['/usr/bin/git', 'archive', '--prefix=redacted/', '--output=/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-2106mlvm739z/tmpm5mlcdg4.tar', '8.6.0']
- extracting tvision.python to /root/project/tests/roles/redacted
- [WARNING]: Illegal filename '..': '..' is not allowed
ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: join() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'
the full traceback was:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/cli/__init__.py", line 647, in cli_executor
    exit_code = cli.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 718, in run
    return context.CLIARGS['func']()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 117, in method_wrapper
    return wrapped_method(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1364, in execute_install
    self._execute_install_role(role_requirements)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/cli/galaxy.py", line 1450, in _execute_install_role
    installed = role.install()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/galaxy/role.py", line 426, in install
    setattr(member, attr, os.path.join(*n_final_parts))
TypeError: join() missing 1 required positional argument: 'a'

OS:

root@68b475171cc7:~/project/tests# cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS"
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.2 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu