vmware_deploy_ovf: argument ovf is of type <class 'str'> and we were unable to convert to path_exists

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When trying to deploy a virtual machine on vmware using the vmware_deploy_ovf ansible module, the following error is shown:

    fatal: [node.example.com]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "argument ovf is of type <class 'str'> and we were unable to convert to path_exists: /example/x/y

Environment

  • Red Hat Ansible (2.9)

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