create template fails after two successful builds

[bharattalekar]

vars_files:
- templates.yml

tasks:

• name: Create template
  panos_template:
  provider: "{{ provider }}"
  name: '{{ item.name }}'
  description: '{{ item.description }}'
  state: present
  loop: '{{ templates }}'

This is A VAR FILE

templates:

• name: "AUTH-BASE"
  description: "Contains the Authentication Template for User Based Access"

• name: "name1"
  description: "Contains device specific configuration"

• name: "name3"
  description: "Contains device specific configuration"

• name: "name4"
  description: "This template will include the base device and networking configuration "

• name: "name5"
  description: "Contains device specific configuration"

• name: "name6"
  description: "Contains device specific configuration"

• name: "name7"
  description: "Contains device specific configuration"

error i get after two or three sucessful run

{
"module_stdout": "",
"module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 102, in \n _ansiballz_main()\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 94, in _ansiballz_main\n invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 40, in invoke_module\n runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible_collections.paloaltonetworks.panos.plugins.modules.panos_template', init_globals=None, run_name='main', alter_sys=True)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 205, in run_module\n return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 96, in _run_module_code\n mod_name, mod_spec, pkg_name, script_name)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code\n exec(code, run_globals)\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/modules/panos_template.py", line 133, in \n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/modules/panos_template.py", line 129, in main\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 484, in process\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 656, in apply_state\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 79, in eltostr\n File "/opt/awx/envs/cloud-networking/lib/python3.6/site-packages/panos/base.py", line 533, in element_str\n parsed = minidom.parseString(raw)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/minidom.py", line 1968, in parseString\n return expatbuilder.parseString(string)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py", line 925, in parseString\n return builder.parseString(string)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py", line 223, in parseString\n parser.Parse(string, True)\nxml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 1, column 455\n",
"exception": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 102, in \n _ansiballz_main()\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 94, in _ansiballz_main\n invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1686854058.5282977-11397-270149301347371/AnsiballZ_panos_template.py", line 40, in invoke_module\n runpy.run_module(mod_name='ansible_collections.paloaltonetworks.panos.plugins.modules.panos_template', init_globals=None, run_name='main', alter_sys=True)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 205, in run_module\n return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 96, in _run_module_code\n mod_name, mod_spec, pkg_name, script_name)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code\n exec(code, run_globals)\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/modules/panos_template.py", line 133, in \n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/modules/panos_template.py", line 129, in main\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 484, in process\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 656, in apply_state\n File "/tmp/ansible_panos_template_payload_3xi87fb6/ansible_panos_template_payload.zip/ansible_collections/paloaltonetworks/panos/plugins/module_utils/panos.py", line 79, in eltostr\n File "/opt/awx/envs/cloud-networking/lib/python3.6/site-packages/panos/base.py", line 533, in element_str\n parsed = minidom.parseString(raw)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/minidom.py", line 1968, in parseString\n return expatbuilder.parseString(string)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py", line 925, in parseString\n return builder.parseString(string)\n File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py", line 223, in parseString\n parser.Parse(string, True)\nxml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 1, column 455\n",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error",
"rc": 1,
"_ansible_no_log": false,
"changed": false,
"item": {
"name": "name",
"description": "Contains device specific configuration"
},
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"_ansible_item_label": {
"name": "name1",
"description": "Contains device specific configuration"
}
}

[jamesholland-uk]

Tracked in #451