Minor typing fixups

changelogs/fragments/20250202-typealias.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - module_utils.botocore - fixed type aliasing().
+  - plugin_utils.botocore - fixed type aliasing().
+minor_changes:
+  - module_utils._s3 - explicitly cast super to the parent type().
+  - module_utils.botocore - avoid assigning unused parts of exc_info return().
+  - module_utils.exceptions - avoid assigning unused parts of exc_info return().

plugins/module_utils/_s3/common.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import functools
+from typing import cast
 
 try:
     # Beware, S3 is a "special" case, it sometimes catches botocore exceptions and
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def _is_missing(cls):
     @classmethod
     def common_error_handler(cls, description):
         def wrapper(func):
-            parent_class = super(S3ErrorHandler, cls)
+            parent_class = cast(AWSErrorHandler, super(S3ErrorHandler, cls))
 
             @parent_class.common_error_handler(description)
             @functools.wraps(func)

plugins/module_utils/botocore.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 import json
 import os
+import sys
 import traceback
 import typing
 from typing import Any
@@ -48,20 +49,22 @@
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Type
 from typing import Union
+from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
 BOTO3_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
     import boto3
     import botocore
+    from botocore import ClientError
 
     HAS_BOTO3 = True
 except ImportError:
     BOTO3_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
     HAS_BOTO3 = False
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    ClientType = botocore.client.BaseClient
-    ResourceType = boto3.resources.base.ServiceResource
+    ClientType: TypeAlias = botocore.client.BaseClient
+    ResourceType: TypeAlias = boto3.resources.base.ServiceResource
     BotoConn = Union[ClientType, ResourceType, Tuple[ClientType, ResourceType]]
     from .modules import AnsibleAWSModule
 
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ def boto3_conn(
         return _boto3_conn(conn_type=conn_type, resource=resource, region=region, endpoint=endpoint, **params)
     except botocore.exceptions.NoRegionError:
         module.fail_json(
+            # pylint: disable-next=protected-access
             msg=f"The {module._name} module requires a region and none was found in configuration, "
             "environment variables or module parameters",
         )
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ def _aws_region(params: Dict) -> Optional[str]:
 
 def get_aws_region(
     module: AnsibleAWSModule,
-) -> Optional[str]:  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+) -> Optional[str]:
     try:
         return _aws_region(module.params)
     except AnsibleBotocoreError as e:
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ def _aws_connection_info(params: Dict) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str], Di
 
 def get_aws_connection_info(
     module: AnsibleAWSModule,
-) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str], Dict]:  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str], Dict]:
     try:
         return _aws_connection_info(module.params)
     except AnsibleBotocoreError as e:
@@ -369,12 +373,8 @@ def is_boto3_error_code(
     except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
         # handle the generic error case for all other codes
     """
-    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
-
     if e is None:
-        import sys
-
-        dummy, e, dummy = sys.exc_info()
+        e = sys.exc_info()[1]
     if not isinstance(code, (list, tuple, set)):
         code = [code]
     if isinstance(e, ClientError) and e.response["Error"]["Code"] in code:
@@ -398,12 +398,9 @@ def is_boto3_error_message(
     except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
         # handle the generic error case for all other codes
     """
-    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
     if e is None:
-        import sys
-
-        dummy, e, dummy = sys.exc_info()
+        e = sys.exc_info()[1]
     if isinstance(e, ClientError) and msg in e.response["Error"]["Message"]:
         return ClientError
     return type("NeverEverRaisedException", (Exception,), {})
@@ -415,7 +412,7 @@ def get_boto3_client_method_parameters(
     required=False,
 ) -> List:
     op = client.meta.method_to_api_mapping.get(method_name)
-    input_shape = client._service_model.operation_model(op).input_shape
+    input_shape = client._service_model.operation_model(op).input_shape  # pylint: disable=protected-access
     if not input_shape:
         parameters = []
     elif required:
@@ -450,32 +447,31 @@ def enable_placebo(session: boto3.session.Session) -> None:
     """
     Helper to record or replay offline modules for testing purpose.
     """
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
     if "_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_RECORD" in os.environ:
         import placebo
 
-        existing_entries = os.listdir(os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_RECORD"])
-        idx = len(existing_entries)
-        data_path = f"{os.environ['_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_RECORD']}/{idx}"
+        recorded_entries = os.listdir(os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_RECORD"])
+        data_path = f"{os.environ['_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_RECORD']}/{len(recorded_entries)}"
         os.mkdir(data_path)
         pill = placebo.attach(session, data_path=data_path)
         pill.record()
     if "_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY" in os.environ:
         import shutil
-
         import placebo
 
-        existing_entries = sorted([int(i) for i in os.listdir(os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY"])])
-        idx = str(existing_entries[0])
-        data_path = os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY"] + "/" + idx
+        replay_entries = sorted([int(i) for i in os.listdir(os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY"])])
+        data_path = f"{os.environ['_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY']}/{int(replay_entries[0])}"
         try:
             shutil.rmtree("_tmp")
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
         shutil.move(data_path, "_tmp")
-        if len(existing_entries) == 1:
+        if len(replay_entries) == 1:
             os.rmdir(os.environ["_ANSIBLE_PLACEBO_REPLAY"])
         pill = placebo.attach(session, data_path="_tmp")
         pill.playback()
+    # pylint: enable=import-outside-toplevel
 
 
 def check_sdk_version_supported(

plugins/module_utils/exceptions.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def is_ansible_aws_error_code(code, e=None):
     if e is None:
         import sys
 
-        dummy, e, dummy = sys.exc_info()
+        e = sys.exc_info()[1]
     if not isinstance(code, (list, tuple, set)):
         code = [code]
     if (
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def is_ansible_aws_error_message(msg, e=None):
     if e is None:
         import sys
 
-        dummy, e, dummy = sys.exc_info()
+        e = sys.exc_info()[1]
     if (
         isinstance(e, AnsibleAWSError)
         and e.exception

plugins/plugin_utils/botocore.py

@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Union
+from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .base import AWSPluginBase
 
-    ClientType = botocore.client.BaseClient
-    ResourceType = boto3.resources.base.ServiceResource
+    ClientType: TypeAlias = botocore.client.BaseClient
+    ResourceType: TypeAlias = boto3.resources.base.ServiceResource
     BotoConn = Union[ClientType, ResourceType, Tuple[ClientType, ResourceType]]
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import to_native