Fix variable use before definition. (#78500)

* Fix variable use before definition.

* Include mkstemp in exception handler.

Also remove two pointless variable assignments.

changelogs/fragments/use-before-definition.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix potential, but unlikely, cases of variable use before definition.

lib/ansible/cli/scripts/ansible_connection_cli_stub.py

@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class ConnectionProcess(object):
         self._ansible_playbook_pid = ansible_playbook_pid
 
     def start(self, variables):
-        try:
         messages = list()
         result = {}
 
+        try:
             messages.append(('vvvv', 'control socket path is %s' % self.socket_path))
 
             # If this is a relative path (~ gets expanded later) then plug the

lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py

@@ -745,8 +745,9 @@ class TaskExecutor:
             # if we didn't skip this task, use the helpers to evaluate the changed/
             # failed_when properties
             if 'skipped' not in result:
-                try:
                 condname = 'changed'
+
+                try:
                     _evaluate_changed_when_result(result)
                     condname = 'failed'
                     _evaluate_failed_when_result(result)

lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py

@@ -1592,10 +1592,13 @@ def _resolve_depenency_map(
         raise AnsibleError("Failed to import resolvelib, check that a supported version is installed")
     if not HAS_PACKAGING:
         raise AnsibleError("Failed to import packaging, check that a supported version is installed")
+
+    req = None
+
     try:
         dist = distribution('ansible-core')
     except Exception:
-        req = None
+        pass
     else:
         req = next((rr for r in (dist.requires or []) if (rr := PkgReq(r)).name == 'resolvelib'), None)
     finally:

lib/ansible/modules/uri.py

@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ def write_file(module, dest, content, resp):
     """
     Create temp file and write content to dest file only if content changed
     """
+
+    tmpsrc = None
+
     try:
         fd, tmpsrc = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=module.tmpdir)
         with os.fdopen(fd, 'wb') as f:
@@ -475,14 +478,11 @@ def write_file(module, dest, content, resp):
             else:
                 shutil.copyfileobj(content, f)
     except Exception as e:
-        if os.path.exists(tmpsrc):
+        if tmpsrc and os.path.exists(tmpsrc):
             os.remove(tmpsrc)
         msg = format_message("Failed to create temporary content file: %s" % to_native(e), resp)
         module.fail_json(msg=msg, **resp)
 
-    checksum_src = None
-    checksum_dest = None
-
     checksum_src = module.sha1(tmpsrc)
     checksum_dest = module.sha1(dest)
 

lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ try:
     from winrm.protocol import Protocol
     import requests.exceptions
     HAS_WINRM = True
+    WINRM_IMPORT_ERR = None
 except ImportError as e:
     HAS_WINRM = False
     WINRM_IMPORT_ERR = e
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ except ImportError as e:
 try:
     import xmltodict
     HAS_XMLTODICT = True
+    XMLTODICT_IMPORT_ERR = None
 except ImportError as e:
     HAS_XMLTODICT = False
     XMLTODICT_IMPORT_ERR = e

lib/ansible/plugins/list.py

@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ def _list_plugins_from_paths(ptype, dirs, collection, depth=0):
                             else:
                                 raise AnsibleError('how did you get here?')
 
-                            try:
                             added = False
+
+                            try:
                                 if path not in ploader._extra_dirs:
                                     ploader.add_directory(path)
                                     added = True