diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.py
index 1e7fe3253b..240d1fea82 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_dvswitch_uplink_pg.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ RETURN = """
 result:
     description: information about performed operation
     returned: always
-    type: string
+    type: str
     sample: {
         "adv_block_ports": true,
         "adv_netflow": false,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_manager.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_manager.py
index 9cf1cd8682..dc3c3da8b1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_role_manager.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ privileges_previous:
 local_role_name:
     description: Name of local role
     returned: always
-    type: string
+    type: str
 new_privileges:
     description: List of privileges
     returned: always
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
index fbebad0371..ae2c30ad14 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/crypto/openssl_privatekey.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ type:
 curve:
     description: Elliptic curve used to generate the TLS/SSL private key
     returned: changed or success, and I(type) is C(ECC)
-    type: string
+    type: str
     sample: secp256k1
 filename:
     description: Path to the generated TLS/SSL private key file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_admin_session_timeout.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_admin_session_timeout.py
index 20706e4c30..df1eaf71b3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_admin_session_timeout.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_admin_session_timeout.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ RETURN = """
 command:
   description: the CLI command run on the target node.
   returned: always
-  type: string
+  type: str
 stdout:
   description: set of responses from the admin-session-timeout command.
   returned: always
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_cpu_class.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_cpu_class.py
index 664cef4a77..a60a744101 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_cpu_class.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_cpu_class.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RETURN = """
 command:
   description: the CLI command run on the target node.
   returned: always
-  type: string
+  type: str
 stdout:
   description: set of responses from the cpu-class command.
   returned: always
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_dscp_map.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_dscp_map.py
index 71bb15e0cd..9601935d58 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_dscp_map.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/netvisor/pn_dscp_map.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ RETURN = """
 command:
   description: the CLI command run on the target node.
   returned: always
-  type: string
+  type: str
 stdout:
   description: set of responses from the dscp-map command.
   returned: always