diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
index e12d0bc1e8..d616548d83 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/helm.py
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # (c) 2016, Flavio Percoco <flavio@redhat.com>
 #
-# This module is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this software.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -102,9 +95,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: my-memcached
 '''
 
-
-import os
-
 try:
     import grpc
     from pyhelm import tiller
@@ -113,7 +103,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError as exc:
     HAS_PYHELM = False
 
-
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
@@ -127,9 +116,9 @@ def install(module, tserver):
 
     chartb = chartbuilder.ChartBuilder(chart)
     try:
-        result = tserver.install_release(chartb.get_helm_chart(), namespace,
-                                         dry_run=False, name=name,
-                                         values=values)
+        tserver.install_release(chartb.get_helm_chart(), namespace,
+                                dry_run=False, name=name,
+                                values=values)
         changed = True
     except grpc._channel._Rendezvous as exc:
         if "already exists" not in str(exc):
@@ -149,7 +138,7 @@ def delete(module, tserver, purge=False):
     disable_hooks = params['disable_hooks']
 
     try:
-        result = tserver.uninstall_release(name, disable_hooks, purge)
+        tserver.uninstall_release(name, disable_hooks, purge)
         changed = True
     except grpc._channel._Rendezvous as exc:
         if 'not found' not in str(exc):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/ovirt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/ovirt.py
index 6faa0e3eac..5b6b25f71a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/ovirt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/ovirt.py
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 # (c) 2013, Vincent Van der Kussen <vincent at vanderkussen.org>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -268,6 +258,7 @@ ovirt:
     rootpw: bigsecret
 
 '''
+import time
 
 try:
     from ovirtsdk.api import API
@@ -276,6 +267,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_OVIRTSDK = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # create connection with API
 #
@@ -524,10 +518,5 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="VM %s removed" % vmname)
 
 
-
-
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
index 5e96f67018..27ed269082 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -327,9 +319,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import os
 import time
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
+import traceback
 
 try:
     from proxmoxer import ProxmoxAPI
@@ -337,6 +327,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PROXMOXER = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
+
 VZ_TYPE = None
 
 
@@ -344,9 +338,9 @@ def get_nextvmid(module, proxmox):
     try:
         vmid = proxmox.cluster.nextid.get()
         return vmid
-    except Exception:
-        exc = get_exception()
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to get next vmid. Failed with exception: %s" % exc)
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to get next vmid. Failed with exception: %s" % to_native(e),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
 
 def get_vmid(proxmox, hostname):
@@ -637,7 +631,7 @@ def main():
 
                 time.sleep(1)
         except Exception as e:
-            module.fail_json(msg="deletion of VM %s failed with exception: %s" % (vmid, e))
+            module.fail_json(msg="deletion of VM %s failed with exception: %s" % (vmid, to_native(e)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
index 40c6ebf497..3dab0431af 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_kvm.py
@@ -2,20 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2016, Abdoul Bah (@helldorado) <bahabdoul at gmail.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
-"""
-Ansible module to manage Qemu(KVM) instance in Proxmox VE cluster.
-This module is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this software.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -706,9 +697,7 @@ status:
 import os
 import re
 import time
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
+import traceback
 
 try:
     from proxmoxer import ProxmoxAPI
@@ -716,6 +705,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PROXMOXER = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
+
 VZ_TYPE = 'qemu'
 
 
@@ -723,9 +716,9 @@ def get_nextvmid(module, proxmox):
     try:
         vmid = proxmox.cluster.nextid.get()
         return vmid
-    except Exception:
-        exc = get_exception()
-        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to get next vmid. Failed with exception: %s" % exc)
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to get next vmid. Failed with exception: %s" % to_native(e),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
 
 def get_vmid(proxmox, name):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_template.py
index 8cc9c2db6b..3efa514cca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_template.py
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# This file is part of Ansible
 #
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
 #
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -138,8 +132,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import os
 import time
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
     from proxmoxer import ProxmoxAPI
@@ -147,6 +139,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PROXMOXER = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def get_template(proxmox, node, storage, content_type, template):
     return [True for tmpl in proxmox.nodes(node).storage(storage).content.get()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/rhevm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/rhevm.py
index c0c3bc6ceb..c918fae9e2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/rhevm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/rhevm.py
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 # (c) 2016, Timothy Vandenbrande <timothy.vandenbrande@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -331,9 +321,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 import time
-import sys
-import traceback
-import json
 
 try:
     from ovirtsdk.api import API
@@ -342,6 +329,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_SDK = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 RHEV_FAILED = 1
 RHEV_SUCCESS = 0
 RHEV_UNAVAILABLE = 2
@@ -1024,13 +1014,13 @@ class RHEV(object):
             vminfo['cpu_cores']   = VM.cpu.topology.cores
             vminfo['cpu_sockets'] = VM.cpu.topology.sockets
             vminfo['cpu_shares']  = VM.cpu_shares
-            vminfo['memory']      = (int(VM.memory) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024)
-            vminfo['mem_pol']     = (int(VM.memory_policy.guaranteed) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024)
+            vminfo['memory']      = (int(VM.memory) // 1024 // 1024 // 1024)
+            vminfo['mem_pol']     = (int(VM.memory_policy.guaranteed) // 1024 // 1024 // 1024)
             vminfo['os']          = VM.get_os().type_
             vminfo['del_prot']    = VM.delete_protected
             try:
                 vminfo['host']    = str(self.conn.get_Host_byid(str(VM.host.id)).name)
-            except Exception as e:
+            except Exception:
                 vminfo['host']    = None
             vminfo['boot_order']  = []
             for boot_dev in VM.os.get_boot():
@@ -1039,7 +1029,7 @@ class RHEV(object):
             for DISK in VM.disks.list():
                 disk = dict()
                 disk['name'] = DISK.name
-                disk['size'] = (int(DISK.size) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024)
+                disk['size'] = (int(DISK.size) // 1024 // 1024 // 1024)
                 disk['domain'] = str((self.conn.get_domain_byid(DISK.get_storage_domains().get_storage_domain()[0].id)).name)
                 disk['interface'] = DISK.interface
                 vminfo['disks'].append(disk)
@@ -1523,8 +1513,5 @@ def main():
         module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/serverless.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/serverless.py
index 8a45046273..44557d941a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/serverless.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/serverless.py
@@ -2,22 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2016, Ryan Scott Brown <ryansb@redhat.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -125,11 +114,12 @@ command:
   sample: serverless deploy --stage production
 """
 
-
 import os
 import traceback
 import yaml
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def read_serverless_config(module):
     path = module.params.get('service_path')
@@ -208,8 +198,6 @@ def main():
     module.exit_json(changed=True, state='present', out=out, command=command,
             service_name=get_service_name(module, stage))
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt.py
index 6bc1babe8b..0fae89ae23 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt.py
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-"""
-Virt management features
+# Copyright 2007, 2012 Red Hat, Inc
+# Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+# Seth Vidal <skvidal@fedoraproject.org>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
-Copyright 2007, 2012 Red Hat, Inc
-Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
-Seth Vidal <skvidal@fedoraproject.org>
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
-This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
-general public license.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -119,11 +115,8 @@ status:
     sample: "success"
     returned: success
 '''
-VIRT_FAILED = 1
-VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
-VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
 
-import sys
+import traceback
 
 try:
     import libvirt
@@ -132,6 +125,14 @@ except ImportError:
 else:
     HAS_VIRT = True
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
+
+VIRT_FAILED = 1
+VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
+VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
+
 ALL_COMMANDS = []
 VM_COMMANDS = ['create','status', 'start', 'stop', 'pause', 'unpause',
                 'shutdown', 'undefine', 'destroy', 'get_xml', 'define']
@@ -537,9 +538,8 @@ def main():
     rc = VIRT_SUCCESS
     try:
         rc, result = core(module)
-    except Exception:
-        e = get_exception()
-        module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     if rc != 0: # something went wrong emit the msg
         module.fail_json(rc=rc, msg=result)
@@ -547,9 +547,5 @@ def main():
         module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_net.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_net.py
index 6756f25211..4cbd3b47a5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_net.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_net.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2015, Maciej Delmanowski <drybjed@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -141,11 +131,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: br_nat
 '''
 
-VIRT_FAILED = 1
-VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
-VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
-
-
 try:
     import libvirt
 except ImportError:
@@ -164,6 +149,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 
 
+VIRT_FAILED = 1
+VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
+VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
+
 ALL_COMMANDS = []
 ENTRY_COMMANDS = ['create', 'status', 'start', 'stop',
                   'undefine', 'destroy', 'get_xml', 'define',
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_pool.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_pool.py
index 9f8b134643..d4701eaa3a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_pool.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/virt_pool.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2015, Maciej Delmanowski <drybjed@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -156,10 +146,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     name: vms
 '''
 
-VIRT_FAILED = 1
-VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
-VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
-
 try:
     import libvirt
 except ImportError:
@@ -177,6 +163,10 @@ else:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
+VIRT_FAILED = 1
+VIRT_SUCCESS = 0
+VIRT_UNAVAILABLE=2
+
 ALL_COMMANDS = []
 ENTRY_COMMANDS = ['create', 'status', 'start', 'stop', 'build', 'delete',
                   'undefine', 'destroy', 'get_xml', 'define', 'refresh']
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
index cc263ccb50..c02ed32609 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/xenserver_facts.py
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python -tt
-# This file is part of Ansible
 #
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
@@ -62,6 +54,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 class XenServerFacts:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -209,7 +203,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(ansible=data)
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
index 12b79a9428..88c765f4f8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
@@ -2,22 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2012, Jan-Piet Mens <jpmens () gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 # see examples/playbooks/get_url.yml
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
@@ -299,9 +288,11 @@ import os
 import re
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import traceback
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, get_exception
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlsplit
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
 
 # ==============================================================
@@ -355,10 +346,10 @@ def url_get(module, url, dest, use_proxy, last_mod_time, force, timeout=10, head
     f = os.fdopen(fd, 'wb')
     try:
         shutil.copyfileobj(rsp, f)
-    except Exception:
-        e = get_exception()
+    except Exception as e:
         os.remove(tempname)
-        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create temporary content file: %s" % e)
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create temporary content file: %s" % to_native(e),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
     f.close()
     rsp.close()
     return tempname, info
@@ -536,10 +527,10 @@ def main():
                 if os.path.exists(dest):
                     backup_file = module.backup_local(dest)
             shutil.copyfile(tmpsrc, dest)
-        except Exception:
-            e = get_exception()
+        except Exception as e:
             os.remove(tmpsrc)
-            module.fail_json(msg="failed to copy %s to %s: %s" % (tmpsrc, dest, e))
+            module.fail_json(msg="failed to copy %s to %s: %s" % (tmpsrc, dest, to_native(e)),
+                             exception=traceback.format_exc())
         changed = True
     else:
         changed = False
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
index 21e1a8e93b..72a237174a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/slurp.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['stableinterface'],
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
index 85f3e4e74f..14331e7518 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2013, Romeo Theriault <romeot () hawaii.edu>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# see examples/playbooks/uri.yml
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['stableinterface'],
@@ -239,19 +227,16 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import cgi
 import datetime
+import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import traceback
 
-try:
-    import json
-except ImportError:
-    import simplejson as json
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 import ansible.module_utils.six as six
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
 
 
@@ -261,10 +246,10 @@ def write_file(module, url, dest, content):
     f = open(tmpsrc, 'wb')
     try:
         f.write(content)
-    except Exception:
-        err = get_exception()
+    except Exception as e:
         os.remove(tmpsrc)
-        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create temporary content file: %s" % str(err))
+        module.fail_json(msg="failed to create temporary content file: %s" % to_native(e),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
     f.close()
 
     checksum_src   = None
@@ -297,10 +282,10 @@ def write_file(module, url, dest, content):
     if checksum_src != checksum_dest:
         try:
             shutil.copyfile(tmpsrc, dest)
-        except Exception:
-            err = get_exception()
+        except Exception as e:
             os.remove(tmpsrc)
-            module.fail_json(msg="failed to copy %s to %s: %s" % (tmpsrc, dest, str(err)))
+            module.fail_json(msg="failed to copy %s to %s: %s" % (tmpsrc, dest, to_native(e)),
+                             exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     os.remove(tmpsrc)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/cloudflare_dns.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/cloudflare_dns.py
index 43b67d0e05..41e2cd0955 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/cloudflare_dns.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/cloudflare_dns.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2016 Michael Gruener <michael.gruener@chaosmoon.net>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -280,18 +270,11 @@ record:
             sample: sample.com
 '''
 
-try:
-    import json
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        import simplejson as json
-    except ImportError:
-        # Let snippet from module_utils/basic.py return a proper error in this case
-        pass
+import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
 
@@ -342,9 +325,8 @@ class CloudflareAPI(object):
         if payload:
             try:
                 data = json.dumps(payload)
-            except Exception:
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to encode payload as JSON: %s " % str(e))
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to encode payload as JSON: %s " % to_native(e))
 
         resp, info = fetch_url(self.module,
                                self.cf_api_endpoint + api_call,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
index 7e859d3558..2b4994bd9a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsimple.py
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -169,6 +161,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 import os
+
 try:
     from dnsimple import DNSimple
     from dnsimple.dnsimple import DNSimpleException
@@ -176,6 +169,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_DNSIMPLE = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
@@ -338,15 +334,11 @@ def main():
             else:
                 module.fail_json(msg="'%s' is an unknown value for the state argument" % state)
 
-    except DNSimpleException:
-        e = get_exception()
+    except DNSimpleException as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to contact DNSimple: %s" % e.message)
 
     module.fail_json(msg="Unknown what you wanted me to do")
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsmadeeasy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsmadeeasy.py
index ef4d0e033f..475798fed4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsmadeeasy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/dnsmadeeasy.py
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -717,7 +709,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
 
         # record does not exist, return w/o change.
-        module.exit_json(changed=False)
+        module.exit_json(changed=changed)
 
     else:
         module.fail_json(
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_domain.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_domain.py
index 7526c29247..5014df1d99 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_domain.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_domain.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # (c) 2016, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -186,11 +176,7 @@ exo_dns_domain:
 '''
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.exoscale import (
-    ExoDns,
-    exo_dns_argument_spec,
-    exo_dns_required_together
-)
+from ansible.module_utils.exoscale import ExoDns, exo_dns_argument_spec, exo_dns_required_together
 
 
 class ExoDnsDomain(ExoDns):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_record.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_record.py
index 0e19c87da0..6117434a8f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_record.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/exoscale/exo_dns_record.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # (c) 2016, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -246,11 +236,8 @@ exo_dns_record:
 '''
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.exoscale import (
-    ExoDns,
-    exo_dns_argument_spec,
-    exo_dns_required_together
-)
+from ansible.module_utils.exoscale import ExoDns, exo_dns_argument_spec, exo_dns_required_together
+
 
 EXO_RECORD_TYPES = [
     'A',
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/haproxy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/haproxy.py
index 63fc44a618..7bca1f603e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/haproxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/haproxy.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2014, Ravi Bhure <ravibhure@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -184,11 +174,13 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     backend: www
 '''
 
-import socket
 import csv
+import socket
 import time
 from string import Template
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 DEFAULT_SOCKET_LOCATION = "/var/run/haproxy.sock"
 RECV_SIZE = 1024
@@ -429,8 +421,6 @@ def main():
     ansible_haproxy = HAProxy(module)
     ansible_haproxy.act()
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipify_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipify_facts.py
index cc585daee7..024c591bc3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipify_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipify_facts.py
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # (c) 2015, René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -75,14 +65,7 @@ ipify_public_ip:
   sample: 1.2.3.4
 '''
 
-try:
-    import json
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        import simplejson as json
-    except ImportError:
-        # Let snippet from module_utils/basic.py return a proper error in this case
-        pass
+import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
@@ -124,5 +107,6 @@ def main():
     ipify_facts_result = dict(changed=False, ansible_facts=ipify_facts)
     module.exit_json(**ipify_facts_result)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipinfoio_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipinfoio_facts.py
index 0c0da986df..e04863298b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipinfoio_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ipinfoio_facts.py
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 #
 # (c) 2016, Aleksei Kostiuk <unitoff@gmail.com>
-#
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -90,6 +80,10 @@ ansible_facts:
       type: string
       sample: "94035"
 '''
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
+
 
 USER_AGENT = 'ansible-ipinfoio-module/0.0.1'
 
@@ -135,8 +129,6 @@ def main():
         changed=False, ansible_facts=ipinfoio.get_geo_data())
     module.exit_json(**ipinfoio_result)
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import * # NOQA
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import * # NOQA
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_attr.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_attr.py
index a5be88a500..e35e50eb91 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_attr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_attr.py
@@ -4,20 +4,11 @@
 # (c) 2016, Peter Sagerson <psagers@ignorare.net>
 # (c) 2016, Jiri Tyr <jiri.tyr@gmail.com>
 #
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -193,8 +184,7 @@ modlist:
   sample: '[[2, "olcRootDN", ["cn=root,dc=example,dc=com"]]]'
 """
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
+import traceback
 
 try:
     import ldap
@@ -204,6 +194,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_LDAP = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
 
 class LdapAttr(object):
     def __init__(self, module):
@@ -251,11 +244,10 @@ class LdapAttr(object):
         try:
             results = self.connection.search_s(
                 self.dn, ldap.SCOPE_BASE, attrlist=[self.name])
-        except ldap.LDAPError:
-            e = get_exception()
+        except ldap.LDAPError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(
                 msg="Cannot search for attribute %s" % self.name,
-                details=str(e))
+                details=to_native(e))
 
         current = results[0][1].get(self.name, [])
         modlist = []
@@ -293,19 +285,17 @@ class LdapAttr(object):
         if self.start_tls:
             try:
                 connection.start_tls_s()
-            except ldap.LDAPError:
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="Cannot start TLS.", details=str(e))
+            except ldap.LDAPError as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Cannot start TLS.", details=to_native(e))
 
         try:
             if self.bind_dn is not None:
                 connection.simple_bind_s(self.bind_dn, self.bind_pw)
             else:
                 connection.sasl_interactive_bind_s('', ldap.sasl.external())
-        except ldap.LDAPError:
-            e = get_exception()
+        except ldap.LDAPError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(
-                msg="Cannot bind to the server.", details=str(e))
+                msg="Cannot bind to the server.", details=to_native(e))
 
         return connection
 
@@ -360,10 +350,9 @@ def main():
         if not module.check_mode:
             try:
                 ldap.connection.modify_s(ldap.dn, modlist)
-            except Exception:
-                e = get_exception()
-                module.fail_json(
-                    msg="Attribute action failed.", details=str(e))
+            except Exception as e:
+                module.fail_json(msg="Attribute action failed.", details=to_native(e),
+                                 exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, modlist=modlist)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_entry.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_entry.py
index 1b99822a2d..c2cbfb7e3b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_entry.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/ldap/ldap_entry.py
@@ -4,20 +4,11 @@
 # (c) 2016, Peter Sagerson <psagers@ignorare.net>
 # (c) 2016, Jiri Tyr <jiri.tyr@gmail.com>
 #
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/lldp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
index 4b7776f021..8fc42baf3b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/lldp.py
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python -tt
-# This file is part of Ansible
 #
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -50,12 +43,15 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 '''
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def gather_lldp(module):
     cmd = ['lldpctl', '-f', 'keyvalue']
     rc, output, err = module.run_command(cmd)
     if output:
         output_dict = {}
+        current_dict = {}
         lldp_entries = output.split("\n")
 
         for entry in lldp_entries:
@@ -84,8 +80,6 @@ def main():
     except TypeError:
         module.fail_json(msg="lldpctl command failed. is lldpd running?")
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
index da7e799be2..19bfcb4b02 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nmcli.py
@@ -2,21 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2015, Chris Long <alcamie@gmail.com> <chlong@redhat.com>
-#
-# This file is a module for Ansible that interacts with Network Manager
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.    See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.    If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
@@ -491,9 +480,7 @@ EXAMPLES='''
 #     - 9 nmcli and NetworkManager versions mismatch
 #     - 10 Connection, device, or access point does not exist.
 '''
-# import ansible.module_utils.basic
-import os
-import sys
+
 HAVE_DBUS=False
 try:
     import dbus
@@ -607,7 +594,7 @@ class Nmcli(object):
             for setting in secrets:
                 for key in secrets[setting]:
                     config[setting_name][key]=secrets[setting][key]
-        except Exception as e:
+        except:
             pass
 
     def dict_to_string(self, d):
@@ -639,7 +626,7 @@ class Nmcli(object):
         for setting_name in config:
             setting_list.append(self.dict_to_string(config[setting_name]))
         return setting_list
-        # print ""
+        # print("")
 
     def bool_to_string(self, boolean):
         if boolean:
@@ -1198,5 +1185,6 @@ def main():
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
index 7737d30fab..36aeb6811a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
@@ -1,27 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-"""
-Ansible module to manage DNS records using dnspython
-(c) 2016, Marcin Skarbek <github@skarbek.name>
-(c) 2016, Andreas Olsson <andreas@arrakis.se>
-(c) 2017, Loic Blot <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>
+# (c) 2016, Marcin Skarbek <github@skarbek.name>
+# (c) 2016, Andreas Olsson <andreas@arrakis.se>
+# (c) 2017, Loic Blot <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>
+#
+# This module was ported from https://github.com/mskarbek/ansible-nsupdate
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
-This module was ported from https://github.com/mskarbek/ansible-nsupdate
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
-This file is part of Ansible
-
-Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -151,9 +140,6 @@ dns_rc_str:
 from binascii import Error as binascii_error
 from socket import error as socket_error
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
-
 try:
     import dns.update
     import dns.query
@@ -165,6 +151,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAVE_DNSPYTHON = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+
 
 class RecordManager(object):
     def __init__(self, module):
@@ -182,9 +171,8 @@ class RecordManager(object):
                 })
             except TypeError:
                 module.fail_json(msg='Missing key_secret')
-            except binascii_error:
-                e = get_exception()
-                module.fail_json(msg='TSIG key error: %s' % str(e))
+            except binascii_error as e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='TSIG key error: %s' % to_native(e))
         else:
             self.keyring = None
 
@@ -199,12 +187,10 @@ class RecordManager(object):
         response = None
         try:
             response = dns.query.tcp(update, self.module.params['server'], timeout=10)
-        except (dns.tsig.PeerBadKey, dns.tsig.PeerBadSignature):
-            e = get_exception()
-            self.module.fail_json(msg='TSIG update error (%s): %s' % (e.__class__.__name__, str(e)))
-        except (socket_error, dns.exception.Timeout):
-            e = get_exception()
-            self.module.fail_json(msg='DNS server error: (%s): %s' % (e.__class__.__name__, str(e)))
+        except (dns.tsig.PeerBadKey, dns.tsig.PeerBadSignature) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='TSIG update error (%s): %s' % (e.__class__.__name__, to_native(e)))
+        except (socket_error, dns.exception.Timeout) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='DNS server error: (%s): %s' % (e.__class__.__name__, to_native(e)))
         return response
 
     def create_or_update_record(self):
@@ -288,9 +274,8 @@ class RecordManager(object):
         update = dns.update.Update(self.zone, keyring=self.keyring, keyalgorithm=self.algorithm)
         try:
             update.present(self.module.params['record'], self.module.params['type'])
-        except dns.rdatatype.UnknownRdatatype:
-            e = get_exception()
-            self.module.fail_json(msg='Record error: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        except dns.rdatatype.UnknownRdatatype as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='Record error: {0}'.format(to_native(e)))
 
         response = self.__do_update(update)
         self.dns_rc = dns.message.Message.rcode(response)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/omapi_host.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/omapi_host.py
index b3467fd342..6e97a3d51f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/omapi_host.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/omapi_host.py
@@ -1,26 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-"""
-Ansible module to configure DHCPd hosts using OMAPI protocol
-(c) 2016, Loic Blot <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>
-Sponsored by Infopro Digital. http://www.infopro-digital.com/
-Sponsored by E.T.A.I. http://www.etai.fr/
+# (c) 2016, Loic Blot <loic.blot@unix-experience.fr>
+# Sponsored by Infopro Digital. http://www.infopro-digital.com/
+# Sponsored by E.T.A.I. http://www.etai.fr/
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
-This file is part of Ansible
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
-Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
                     'status': ['preview'],
@@ -141,12 +130,10 @@ lease:
             sample: 'mydesktop'
 '''
 
-# import module snippets
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, get_exception, to_bytes
-from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+import binascii
 import socket
 import struct
-import binascii
+import traceback
 
 try:
     from pypureomapi import Omapi, OmapiMessage, OmapiError, OmapiErrorNotFound
@@ -156,6 +143,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pureomapi_found = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native
+
 
 class OmapiHostManager:
     def __init__(self, module):
@@ -169,13 +159,11 @@ class OmapiHostManager:
                                self.module.params['key'])
         except binascii.Error:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Unable to open OMAPI connection. 'key' is not a valid base64 key.")
-        except OmapiError:
-            e = get_exception()
+        except OmapiError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(msg="Unable to open OMAPI connection. Ensure 'host', 'port', 'key' and 'key_name' "
-                                      "are valid. Exception was: %s" % e)
-        except socket.error:
-            e = get_exception()
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="Unable to connect to OMAPI server: %s" % e)
+                                      "are valid. Exception was: %s" % to_native(e))
+        except socket.error as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Unable to connect to OMAPI server: %s" % to_native(e))
 
     def get_host(self, macaddr):
         msg = OmapiMessage.open(to_bytes("host", errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
@@ -225,9 +213,9 @@ class OmapiHostManager:
                 if len(self.module.params['statements']) > 0:
                     stmt_join += "; ".join(self.module.params['statements'])
                     stmt_join += "; "
-            except TypeError:
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="Invalid statements found: %s" % e)
+            except TypeError as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="Invalid statements found: %s" % to_native(e),
+                                      exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
             if len(stmt_join) > 0:
                 msg.obj.append(('statements', stmt_join))
@@ -238,9 +226,8 @@ class OmapiHostManager:
                     self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to add host, ensure authentication and host parameters "
                                               "are valid.")
                 self.module.exit_json(changed=True, lease=self.unpack_facts(response.obj))
-            except OmapiError:
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % e)
+            except OmapiError as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
         # Forge update message
         else:
             response_obj = self.unpack_facts(host_response.obj)
@@ -276,9 +263,8 @@ class OmapiHostManager:
                     self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to modify host, ensure authentication and host parameters "
                                               "are valid.")
                 self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
-            except OmapiError:
-                e = get_exception()
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % e)
+            except OmapiError as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     def remove_host(self):
         try:
@@ -286,9 +272,8 @@ class OmapiHostManager:
             self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
         except OmapiErrorNotFound:
             self.module.exit_json()
-        except OmapiError:
-            e = get_exception()
-            self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % e)
+        except OmapiError as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI error: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
 
 def main():
@@ -323,9 +308,9 @@ def main():
             host_manager.setup_host()
         elif module.params['state'] == 'absent':
             host_manager.remove_host()
-    except ValueError:
-        e = get_exception()
-        module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI input value error: %s" % e)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="OMAPI input value error: %s" % to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/snmp_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/snmp_facts.py
index 259f858bbb..b47f4d1abc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/snmp_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/snmp_facts.py
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 # This file is part of Networklore's snmp library for Ansible
-#
-# The module is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# The module is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
@@ -97,10 +88,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 import binascii
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 try:
@@ -109,6 +96,10 @@ try:
 except:
     has_pysnmp = False
 
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
+
+
 class DefineOid(object):
 
     def __init__(self,dotprefix=False):
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.sh b/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.sh
index 94caaaf82c..6995d8885e 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.sh
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ metaclass3=$(find ./lib/ansible/modules -path ./lib/ansible/modules/windows -pru
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/packaging -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/notification -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/network -prune \
-        -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/net_tools -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/monitoring -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/identity -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/files -prune \
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ metaclass3=$(find ./lib/ansible/modules -path ./lib/ansible/modules/windows -pru
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack -prune \
-        -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudstack -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/centurylink -prune \
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ future3=$(find ./lib/ansible/modules -path ./lib/ansible/modules/windows -prune
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/packaging -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/notification -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/network -prune \
-        -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/net_tools -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/monitoring -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/identity -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/files -prune \
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ future3=$(find ./lib/ansible/modules -path ./lib/ansible/modules/windows -prune
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack -prune \
-        -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudstack -prune \
         -o -path ./lib/ansible/modules/cloud/centurylink -prune \
@@ -61,24 +57,23 @@ future3=$(find ./lib/ansible/modules -path ./lib/ansible/modules/windows -prune
         -o -name '*.py' -type f -size +0c -exec egrep -HL 'from __future__ import (?absolute_import, division, print_function)?' '{}' '+')
 
 # Ordered by approximate work, lowest to highest
-# cloud/misc
-# cloud/google
-# identity
-# cloud/source_control
-# cloud/centurylink
-# database ;; break up
-# net-tools
-# cloud/rackspace
-# cloud/vmware
-# files
-# cloud/openstack
-# monitoring
-# cloud/notification
-# cloud/cloudstack
+# cloud/google *
+# identity !
+# source_control *i
+# cloud/centurylink *
+# database ;; break up *!
+# cloud/rackspace *
+# cloud/vmware *i
+# files !
+# cloud/openstack *
+# monitoring *!
+# notification *!
+# cloud/cloudstack *
 # cloud/ovirt
-# cloud/packaging ;; breakup
-# cloud/amazon
-# network ;; break up
+# packaging ;; breakup *!
+# cloud/amazon *i
+# network ;; break up *!
+# ( * == import* fixes, ! == many get_exception fixes, i == a few get_exception fixes)
 ### TODO:
 ### - module_utils
 ### - contrib/