ansible/changelogs/fragments/optional_module_utils.yml
Matt Davis 3e1f6484d7
add optional module_utils import support (#73832)
* 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

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minor_changes:
- module payload builder - module_utils imports in any nested block (eg, ``try``, ``if``) are treated as optional during
module payload builds; this allows modules to implement runtime fallback behavior for module_utils that do not exist
in older versions of Ansible.