vmware_guest_info: Failed to gather information with vSphere Schema

[Akasurde]

SUMMARY

While working with the New Ansible Module: "vmware_guest_info" with Ansible Version
While trying to get the Mac Address or the IP Address from the guest_info

ansible 2.9.4
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.17 (default, Nov  7 2019, 10:07:09) [GCC 9.2.1 20191008]

---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
  - vmware_guest_info:
      hostname: 
      username: 
      password: 
      validate_certs: no
      datacenter: Test
      name: win201
      schema: "vsphere"
      properties: ["config.hardware.device.deviceInfo.summary"]
    delegate_to: localhost
    register: vminfo
  - debug:
      var: vminfo

JSON File:

"hardware": {
                   "_vimtype": "vim.vm.VirtualHardware",
                   "device": [
                       {
                           "_vimtype": "vim.vm.device.VirtualE1000",
                           "addressType": "assigned",
                           "backing": {
                               "_vimtype": "vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.NetworkBackingInfo",
                               "deviceName": "-POC",
                               "inPassthroughMode": null,
                               "network": "vim.-7017",
                               "useAutoDetect": false
                           },
                           "controllerKey": 100,
                           "deviceInfo": {
                               "_vimtype": "vim.Description",
                               "label": "Network adapter 1",
                               "summary": "-POC"
                           },
                           "externalId": null,
                           "key": 4000,
                           "macAddress": "00"

ISSUE TYPE

I'm getting the following Error :

fatal: [localhost -> localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Information gathering failed with exception list indices must be integers, not str"}

[Akasurde]

Migrated from ansible/ansible#68010

[Akasurde]

cc @dfoley84

[Akasurde]

resolved_by_pr #36

[Akasurde]

@dfoley84, Could you please check PR #36 and let us know if it works for you ?

Please check How to test a PR for more help.

Thanks.

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