diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_role.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_role.py
index faf58c85bab..5f8c06b6535 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_role.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def check(role_facts, role, assigned_roles):
     role_key = role.lower()
     if role_key not in role_facts:
         return False
-    if assigned_roles and cmp(sorted(assigned_roles), sorted(role_facts[role_key]['assigned_roles'])) != 0:
+    if assigned_roles and sorted(assigned_roles) != sorted(role_facts[role_key]['assigned_roles']):
         return False
     return True
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def present(role_facts, cursor, role, assigned_roles):
         return True
     else:
         changed = False
-        if assigned_roles and cmp(sorted(assigned_roles), sorted(role_facts[role_key]['assigned_roles'])) != 0:
+        if assigned_roles and (sorted(assigned_roles) !=  sorted(role_facts[role_key]['assigned_roles'])):
             update_roles(role_facts, cursor, role,
                 role_facts[role_key]['assigned_roles'], assigned_roles)
             changed = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_schema.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_schema.py
index 2cd72030f93..3a5a5e9b597 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_schema.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_schema.py
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ def check(schema_facts, schema, usage_roles, create_roles, owner):
         return False
     if owner and owner.lower() == schema_facts[schema_key]['owner'].lower():
         return False
-    if cmp(sorted(usage_roles), sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['usage_roles'])) != 0:
+    if sorted(usage_roles) != sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['usage_roles']):
         return False
-    if cmp(sorted(create_roles), sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['create_roles'])) != 0:
+    if sorted(create_roles) != sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['create_roles']):
         return False
     return True
 
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ def present(schema_facts, cursor, schema, usage_roles, create_roles, owner):
                 "Changing schema owner is not supported. "
                 "Current owner: {0}."
                 ).format(schema_facts[schema_key]['owner']))
-        if (cmp(sorted(usage_roles), sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['usage_roles'])) != 0 or
-                cmp(sorted(create_roles), sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['create_roles'])) != 0):
+        if sorted(usage_roles) != sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['usage_roles']) or \
+           sorted(create_roles) != sorted(schema_facts[schema_key]['create_roles']):
+
             update_roles(schema_facts, cursor, schema,
                 schema_facts[schema_key]['usage_roles'], usage_roles,
                 schema_facts[schema_key]['create_roles'], create_roles)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_user.py
index f09920e8fe1..314c9dd42c6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/vertica/vertica_user.py
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ def check(user_facts, user, profile, resource_pool,
     if (expired is not None and expired != (user_facts[user_key]['expired'] == 'True') or
            ldap is not None and ldap != (user_facts[user_key]['expired'] == 'True')):
         return False
-    if (roles and (cmp(sorted(roles), sorted(user_facts[user_key]['roles'])) != 0 or
-            cmp(sorted(roles), sorted(user_facts[user_key]['default_roles'])) != 0)):
+    if roles and (sorted(roles) != sorted(user_facts[user_key]['roles']) or \
+            sorted(roles) != sorted(user_facts[user_key]['default_roles'])):
         return False
     return True
 
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ def present(user_facts, cursor, user, profile, resource_pool,
             changed = True
         if changed:
             cursor.execute(' '.join(query_fragments))
-        if (roles and (cmp(sorted(roles), sorted(user_facts[user_key]['roles'])) != 0 or
-                cmp(sorted(roles), sorted(user_facts[user_key]['default_roles'])) != 0)):
+        if roles and (sorted(roles) != sorted(user_facts[user_key]['roles']) or \
+               sorted(roles) != sorted(user_facts[user_key]['default_roles'])):
             update_roles(user_facts, cursor, user,
                 user_facts[user_key]['roles'], user_facts[user_key]['default_roles'], roles)
             changed = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/swdepot.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/swdepot.py
index 92ca487542b..28c98a62368 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/swdepot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/swdepot.py
@@ -88,7 +88,16 @@ def compare_package(version1, version2):
 
     def normalize(v):
         return [int(x) for x in re.sub(r'(\.0+)*$', '', v).split(".")]
-    return cmp(normalize(version1), normalize(version2))
+    normalized_version1 = normalize(version1)
+    normalized_version2 = normalize(version2)
+    if normalized_version1 == normalized_version2:
+        rc = 0
+    elif normalized_version1 < normalized_version2:
+        rc = -1
+    else:
+        rc = 1
+    return rc
+
 
 def query_package(module, name, depot=None):
     """ Returns whether a package is installed or not and version. """