openshift · Romi1495 · Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 31, 2026
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix-deprecated-text-imports.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix-deprecated-text-imports.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Replace deprecated ``ansible.module_utils._text`` imports with ``ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters`` to fix compatibility with ansible-core 2.24+ (https://github.com/openshift/community.okd/issues/275).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/k8s.py b/plugins/module_utils/k8s.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 try:
     from kubernetes.dynamic.exceptions import (

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_auth.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_auth.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_deployments.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_deployments.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_images.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_adm_prune_images.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
 import copy
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
 

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_builds.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_builds.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
 import time
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_common.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_common.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import traceback
 from abc import abstractmethod
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 try:
     from ansible_collections.kubernetes.core.plugins.module_utils.k8s.client import (

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_groups.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_groups.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_ldap import (

diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openshift_process.py b/plugins/module_utils/openshift_process.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,

diff --git a/plugins/modules/openshift_adm_migrate_template_instances.py b/plugins/modules/openshift_adm_migrate_template_instances.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 """
 # ENDREMOVE (downstream)
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,

diff --git a/plugins/modules/openshift_route.py b/plugins/modules/openshift_route.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 
 import copy
 
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
 from ansible_collections.community.okd.plugins.module_utils.openshift_common import (
     AnsibleOpenshiftModule,
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		@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
		minor_changes:
		- Replace deprecated ``ansible.module_utils._text`` imports with ``ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters`` to fix compatibility with ansible-core 2.24+ (https://github.com/openshift/community.okd/issues/275).