[2.9 backport] add optional module_utils import support (#73832) #73916
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* add optional module_utils import support Treat core and collections module_utils imports nested within any Python block statement (eg, `try`, `if`) as optional. This allows Ansible modules to implement runtime fallback behavior for missing module_utils (eg from a newer version of ansible-core), where previously, the module payload builder would always fail when unable to locate a module_util (regardless of any runtime behavior the module may implement). * sanity test fixes ci_complete (cherry-picked from 3e1f648)
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SUMMARY
backport of #73832
Treat core and collections module_utils imports nested within any Python block statement (eg,
try,if) as optional. This allows Ansible modules to implement runtime fallback behavior for missing module_utils (eg from a newer version of ansible-core), where previously, the module payload builder would always fail when unable to locate a module_util (regardless of any runtime behavior the module may implement).ci_complete
(cherry-picked from 3e1f648)
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