diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_pool.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_pool.py
index 1f4a0ed7746..3966742fd3e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_pool.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/f5/bigip_pool.py
@@ -23,235 +23,245 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: bigip_pool
 short_description: "Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools"
 description:
-    - "Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools via iControl SOAP API"
-version_added: "1.2"
+  - Manages F5 BIG-IP LTM pools via iControl SOAP API
+version_added: 1.2
 author:
-    - Matt Hite (@mhite)
-    - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
+  - Matt Hite (@mhite)
+  - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
 notes:
-    - "Requires BIG-IP software version >= 11"
-    - "F5 developed module 'bigsuds' required (see http://devcentral.f5.com)"
-    - "Best run as a local_action in your playbook"
+  - Requires BIG-IP software version >= 11
+  - F5 developed module 'bigsuds' required (see http://devcentral.f5.com)
+  - Best run as a local_action in your playbook
 requirements:
-    - bigsuds
+  - bigsuds
 options:
-    server:
-        description:
-            - BIG-IP host
-        required: true
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    server_port:
-        description:
-            - BIG-IP server port
-        required: false
-        default: 443
-        version_added: "2.2"
-    user:
-        description:
-            - BIG-IP username
-        required: true
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    password:
-        description:
-            - BIG-IP password
-        required: true
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    validate_certs:
-        description:
-            - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
-              on personally controlled sites.  Prior to 2.0, this module would always
-              validate on python >= 2.7.9 and never validate on python <= 2.7.8
-        required: false
-        default: 'yes'
-        choices: ['yes', 'no']
-        version_added: 1.9.1
-    state:
-        description:
-            - Pool/pool member state
-        required: false
-        default: present
-        choices: ['present', 'absent']
-        aliases: []
-    name:
-        description:
-            - Pool name
-        required: true
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: ['pool']
-    partition:
-        description:
-            - Partition of pool/pool member
-        required: false
-        default: 'Common'
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    lb_method:
-        description:
-            - Load balancing method
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: 'round_robin'
-        choices: ['round_robin', 'ratio_member', 'least_connection_member',
-                  'observed_member', 'predictive_member', 'ratio_node_address',
-                  'least_connection_node_address', 'fastest_node_address',
-                  'observed_node_address', 'predictive_node_address',
-                  'dynamic_ratio', 'fastest_app_response', 'least_sessions',
-                  'dynamic_ratio_member', 'l3_addr',
-                  'weighted_least_connection_member',
-                  'weighted_least_connection_node_address',
-                  'ratio_session', 'ratio_least_connection_member',
-                  'ratio_least_connection_node_address']
-        aliases: []
-    monitor_type:
-        description:
-            - Monitor rule type when monitors > 1
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: ['and_list', 'm_of_n']
-        aliases: []
-    quorum:
-        description:
-            - Monitor quorum value when monitor_type is m_of_n
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    monitors:
-        description:
-            - Monitor template name list. Always use the full path to the monitor.
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    slow_ramp_time:
-        description:
-            - Sets the ramp-up time (in seconds) to gradually ramp up the load on newly added or freshly detected up pool members
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    reselect_tries:
-        description:
-            - Sets the number of times the system tries to contact a pool member after a passive failure
-        version_added: "2.2"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
-    service_down_action:
-        description:
-            - Sets the action to take when node goes down in pool
-        version_added: "1.3"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: ['none', 'reset', 'drop', 'reselect']
-        aliases: []
-    host:
-        description:
-            - "Pool member IP"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: ['address']
-    port:
-        description:
-            - "Pool member port"
-        required: False
-        default: null
-        choices: []
-        aliases: []
+  server:
+    description:
+      - BIG-IP host
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  server_port:
+    description:
+      - BIG-IP server port
+    required: false
+    default: 443
+    version_added: "2.2"
+  user:
+    description:
+      - BIG-IP username
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  password:
+    description:
+      - BIG-IP password
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  validate_certs:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used
+        on personally controlled sites.  Prior to 2.0, this module would always
+        validate on python >= 2.7.9 and never validate on python <= 2.7.8
+    required: false
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices:
+      - yes
+      - no
+    version_added: 2.0
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Pool/pool member state
+    required: false
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - present
+      - absent
+    aliases: []
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Pool name
+    required: true
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases:
+      - pool
+  partition:
+    description:
+      - Partition of pool/pool member
+    required: false
+    default: 'Common'
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  lb_method:
+    description:
+      - Load balancing method
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: 'round_robin'
+    choices:
+      - round_robin
+      - ratio_member
+      - least_connection_member
+      - observed_member
+      - predictive_member
+      - ratio_node_address
+      - least_connection_node_address
+      - fastest_node_address
+      - observed_node_address
+      - predictive_node_address
+      - dynamic_ratio
+      - fastest_app_response
+      - least_sessions
+      - dynamic_ratio_member
+      - l3_addr
+      - weighted_least_connection_member
+      - weighted_least_connection_node_address
+      - ratio_session
+      - ratio_least_connection_member
+      - ratio_least_connection_node_address
+    aliases: []
+  monitor_type:
+    description:
+      - Monitor rule type when monitors > 1
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: ['and_list', 'm_of_n']
+    aliases: []
+  quorum:
+    description:
+      - Monitor quorum value when monitor_type is m_of_n
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  monitors:
+    description:
+      - Monitor template name list. Always use the full path to the monitor.
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  slow_ramp_time:
+    description:
+      - Sets the ramp-up time (in seconds) to gradually ramp up the load on
+        newly added or freshly detected up pool members
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  reselect_tries:
+    description:
+      - Sets the number of times the system tries to contact a pool member
+        after a passive failure
+    version_added: "2.2"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
+  service_down_action:
+    description:
+      - Sets the action to take when node goes down in pool
+    version_added: "1.3"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices:
+      - none
+      - reset
+      - drop
+      - reselect
+    aliases: []
+  host:
+    description:
+      - "Pool member IP"
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases:
+      - address
+  port:
+    description:
+      - Pool member port
+    required: False
+    default: null
+    choices: []
+    aliases: []
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create pool
+  bigip_pool:
+      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+      user: "admin"
+      password: "secret"
+      state: "present"
+      name: "my-pool"
+      partition: "Common"
+      lb_method: "least_connection_member"
+      slow_ramp_time: 120
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Modify load balancer method
+  bigip_pool:
+      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+      user: "admin"
+      password: "secret"
+      state: "present"
+      name: "my-pool"
+      partition: "Common"
+      lb_method: "round_robin"
+
+- name: Add pool member
+  bigip_pool:
+      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+      user: "admin"
+      password: "secret"
+      state: "present"
+      name: "my-pool"
+      partition: "Common"
+      host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4["address"] }}"
+      port: 80
+
+- name: Remove pool member from pool
+  bigip_pool:
+      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+      user: "admin"
+      password: "secret"
+      state: "absent"
+      name: "my-pool"
+      partition: "Common"
+      host: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4["address"] }}"
+      port: 80
+
+- name: Delete pool
+  bigip_pool:
+      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
+      user: "admin"
+      password: "secret"
+      state: "absent"
+      name: "my-pool"
+      partition: "Common"
+'''
 
-## playbook task examples:
-
----
-# file bigip-test.yml
-# ...
-- hosts: localhost
-  tasks:
-  - name: Create pool
-    local_action: >
-      bigip_pool
-      server=lb.mydomain.com
-      user=admin
-      password=mysecret
-      state=present
-      name=matthite-pool
-      partition=matthite
-      lb_method=least_connection_member
-      slow_ramp_time=120
-
-  - name: Modify load balancer method
-    local_action: >
-      bigip_pool
-      server=lb.mydomain.com
-      user=admin
-      password=mysecret
-      state=present
-      name=matthite-pool
-      partition=matthite
-      lb_method=round_robin
-
-- hosts: bigip-test
-  tasks:
-  - name: Add pool member
-    local_action: >
-      bigip_pool
-      server=lb.mydomain.com
-      user=admin
-      password=mysecret
-      state=present
-      name=matthite-pool
-      partition=matthite
-      host="{{ ansible_default_ipv4["address"] }}"
-      port=80
-
-  - name: Remove pool member from pool
-    local_action: >
-      bigip_pool
-      server=lb.mydomain.com
-      user=admin
-      password=mysecret
-      state=absent
-      name=matthite-pool
-      partition=matthite
-      host="{{ ansible_default_ipv4["address"] }}"
-      port=80
-
-- hosts: localhost
-  tasks:
-  - name: Delete pool
-    local_action: >
-      bigip_pool
-      server=lb.mydomain.com
-      user=admin
-      password=mysecret
-      state=absent
-      name=matthite-pool
-      partition=matthite
-
+RETURN = '''
 '''
 
+
 def pool_exists(api, pool):
     # hack to determine if pool exists
     result = False
     try:
         api.LocalLB.Pool.get_object_status(pool_names=[pool])
         result = True
-    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+    except bigsuds.OperationFailed as e:
         if "was not found" in str(e):
             result = False
         else:
@@ -259,6 +269,7 @@ def pool_exists(api, pool):
             raise
     return result
 
+
 def create_pool(api, pool, lb_method):
     # create requires lb_method but we don't want to default
     # to a value on subsequent runs
@@ -268,18 +279,22 @@ def create_pool(api, pool, lb_method):
     api.LocalLB.Pool.create_v2(pool_names=[pool], lb_methods=[lb_method],
                                members=[[]])
 
+
 def remove_pool(api, pool):
     api.LocalLB.Pool.delete_pool(pool_names=[pool])
 
+
 def get_lb_method(api, pool):
     lb_method = api.LocalLB.Pool.get_lb_method(pool_names=[pool])[0]
     lb_method = lb_method.strip().replace('LB_METHOD_', '').lower()
     return lb_method
 
+
 def set_lb_method(api, pool, lb_method):
     lb_method = "LB_METHOD_%s" % lb_method.strip().upper()
     api.LocalLB.Pool.set_lb_method(pool_names=[pool], lb_methods=[lb_method])
 
+
 def get_monitors(api, pool):
     result = api.LocalLB.Pool.get_monitor_association(pool_names=[pool])[0]['monitor_rule']
     monitor_type = result['type'].split("MONITOR_RULE_TYPE_")[-1].lower()
@@ -287,35 +302,43 @@ def get_monitors(api, pool):
     monitor_templates = result['monitor_templates']
     return (monitor_type, quorum, monitor_templates)
 
+
 def set_monitors(api, pool, monitor_type, quorum, monitor_templates):
     monitor_type = "MONITOR_RULE_TYPE_%s" % monitor_type.strip().upper()
     monitor_rule = {'type': monitor_type, 'quorum': quorum, 'monitor_templates': monitor_templates}
     monitor_association = {'pool_name': pool, 'monitor_rule': monitor_rule}
     api.LocalLB.Pool.set_monitor_association(monitor_associations=[monitor_association])
 
+
 def get_slow_ramp_time(api, pool):
     result = api.LocalLB.Pool.get_slow_ramp_time(pool_names=[pool])[0]
     return result
 
+
 def set_slow_ramp_time(api, pool, seconds):
     api.LocalLB.Pool.set_slow_ramp_time(pool_names=[pool], values=[seconds])
 
+
 def get_reselect_tries(api, pool):
     result = api.LocalLB.Pool.get_reselect_tries(pool_names=[pool])[0]
     return result
 
+
 def set_reselect_tries(api, pool, tries):
     api.LocalLB.Pool.set_reselect_tries(pool_names=[pool], values=[tries])
 
+
 def get_action_on_service_down(api, pool):
     result = api.LocalLB.Pool.get_action_on_service_down(pool_names=[pool])[0]
     result = result.split("SERVICE_DOWN_ACTION_")[-1].lower()
     return result
 
+
 def set_action_on_service_down(api, pool, action):
     action = "SERVICE_DOWN_ACTION_%s" % action.strip().upper()
     api.LocalLB.Pool.set_action_on_service_down(pool_names=[pool], actions=[action])
 
+
 def member_exists(api, pool, address, port):
     # hack to determine if member exists
     result = False
@@ -324,7 +347,7 @@ def member_exists(api, pool, address, port):
         api.LocalLB.Pool.get_member_object_status(pool_names=[pool],
                                                   members=[members])
         result = True
-    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+    except bigsuds.OperationFailed as e:
         if "was not found" in str(e):
             result = False
         else:
@@ -332,12 +355,13 @@ def member_exists(api, pool, address, port):
             raise
     return result
 
+
 def delete_node_address(api, address):
     result = False
     try:
         api.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.delete_node_address(nodes=[address])
         result = True
-    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+    except bigsuds.OperationFailed as e:
         if "is referenced by a member of pool" in str(e):
             result = False
         else:
@@ -345,14 +369,17 @@ def delete_node_address(api, address):
             raise
     return result
 
+
 def remove_pool_member(api, pool, address, port):
     members = [{'address': address, 'port': port}]
     api.LocalLB.Pool.remove_member_v2(pool_names=[pool], members=[members])
 
+
 def add_pool_member(api, pool, address, port):
     members = [{'address': address, 'port': port}]
     api.LocalLB.Pool.add_member_v2(pool_names=[pool], members=[members])
 
+
 def main():
     lb_method_choices = ['round_robin', 'ratio_member',
                          'least_connection_member', 'observed_member',
@@ -371,23 +398,24 @@ def main():
 
     service_down_choices = ['none', 'reset', 'drop', 'reselect']
 
-    argument_spec=f5_argument_spec();
-    argument_spec.update(dict(
-            name = dict(type='str', required=True, aliases=['pool']),
-            lb_method = dict(type='str', choices=lb_method_choices),
-            monitor_type = dict(type='str', choices=monitor_type_choices),
-            quorum = dict(type='int'),
-            monitors = dict(type='list'),
-            slow_ramp_time = dict(type='int'),
-            reselect_tries = dict(type='int'),
-            service_down_action = dict(type='str', choices=service_down_choices),
-            host = dict(type='str', aliases=['address']),
-            port = dict(type='int')
-        )
+    argument_spec = f5_argument_spec()
+
+    meta_args = dict(
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True, aliases=['pool']),
+        lb_method=dict(type='str', choices=lb_method_choices),
+        monitor_type=dict(type='str', choices=monitor_type_choices),
+        quorum=dict(type='int'),
+        monitors=dict(type='list'),
+        slow_ramp_time=dict(type='int'),
+        reselect_tries=dict(type='int'),
+        service_down_action=dict(type='str', choices=service_down_choices),
+        host=dict(type='str', aliases=['address']),
+        port=dict(type='int')
     )
+    argument_spec.update(meta_args)
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
-        argument_spec = argument_spec,
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
         supports_check_mode=True
     )
 
@@ -408,7 +436,7 @@ def main():
     validate_certs = module.params['validate_certs']
 
     name = module.params['name']
-    pool = fq_name(partition,name)
+    pool = fq_name(partition, name)
     lb_method = module.params['lb_method']
     if lb_method:
         lb_method = lb_method.lower()
@@ -427,7 +455,7 @@ def main():
     if service_down_action:
         service_down_action = service_down_action.lower()
     host = module.params['host']
-    address = fq_name(partition,host)
+    address = fq_name(partition, host)
     port = module.params['port']
 
     # sanity check user supplied values
@@ -479,7 +507,7 @@ def main():
                     try:
                         remove_pool(api, pool)
                         result = {'changed': True}
-                    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+                    except bigsuds.OperationFailed as e:
                         if "was not found" in str(e):
                             result = {'changed': False}
                         else:
@@ -502,7 +530,7 @@ def main():
                     try:
                         create_pool(api, pool, lb_method)
                         result = {'changed': True}
-                    except bigsuds.OperationFailed, e:
+                    except bigsuds.OperationFailed as e:
                         if "already exists" in str(e):
                             update = True
                         else:
@@ -558,12 +586,11 @@ def main():
                         add_pool_member(api, pool, address, port)
                     result = {'changed': True}
 
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg="received exception: %s" % e)
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
 
-# import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 from ansible.module_utils.f5 import *