# Buggy code
def main():
    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=dict(
            parameter=dict(required=True, aliases=["name"]),
            value=dict(default=None),
            db=dict(default=None),
            cluster=dict(default="localhost"),
            port=dict(default="5433"),
            login_user=dict(default="dbadmin"),
            login_password=dict(default=None, no_log=True),
        ),
        supports_check_mode=True,
    )

    if not pyodbc_found:
        module.fail_json(msg="The python pyodbc module is required.")

    parameter_name = module.params["parameter"]
    current_value = module.params["value"]
    db = ""
    if module.params["db"]:
        db = module.params["db"]

    changed = False

    try:
        dsn = (
            "Driver=Vertica;"
            "Server={0};"
            "Port={1};"
            "Database={2};"
            "User={3};"
            "Password={4};"
            "ConnectionLoadBalance={5}"
        ).format(
            module.params["cluster"],
            module.params["port"],
            db,
            module.params["login_user"],
            module.params["login_password"],
            "true",
        )
        db_conn = pyodbc.connect(dsn, autocommit=True)
        cursor = db_conn.cursor()
    except Exception:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to connect to database: {0}.".format(e))

    try:
        configuration_facts = get_configuration_facts(cursor)
        if module.check_mode:
            changed = not check(configuration_facts, parameter_name, current_value)
        else:
            try:
                changed = present(
                    configuration_facts, cursor, parameter_name, current_value
                )
            except pyodbc.Error:
                e = get_exception()
                module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
    except NotSupportedError:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(
            msg=str(e), ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts}
        )
    except CannotDropError:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(
            msg=str(e), ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts}
        )
    except SystemExit:
        # avoid catching this on python 2.4
        raise
    except Exception:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(msg=e)

    module.exit_json(
        changed=changed,
        parameter=parameter_name,
        ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts},
    )


# Traceback (nTypeError)
failed: [192.168.0.11] (item={u'application': u'pstl', u'password': u'md542bcd503ceca3d82a6f6b0d8e0ad2194', u'name': u'pstl', u'roles': u'pseudosuperuser'}) => {
"failed": true,
"item": {
"application": "pstl",
"name": "pstl",
"password": "md542bcd503ceca3d82a6f6b0d8e0ad2194",
"roles": "pseudosuperuser"
},
"module_stderr": "Shared connection to 192.168.0.11 closed.\r\n",
"module_stdout": "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_module_vertica_user.py\", line 402, in <module>\r\n    main()\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_module_vertica_user.py\", line 396, in main\r\n    module.fail_json(msg=e)\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py\", line 1993, in fail_json\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py\", line 1973, in _return_formatted\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py\", line 414, in remove_values\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py\", line 414, in <genexpr>\r\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_hhUUN9/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py\", line 425, in remove_values\r\nTypeError: Value of unknown type: <class 'pyodbc.ProgrammingError'>, ('42703', '[42703] ERROR 2656:  Column p.password does not exist\\n (2656) (SQLPrepare)')\r\n",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE",
"rc": 0
}

# Fixed code
def main():
    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=dict(
            parameter=dict(required=True, aliases=["name"]),
            value=dict(default=None),
            db=dict(default=None),
            cluster=dict(default="localhost"),
            port=dict(default="5433"),
            login_user=dict(default="dbadmin"),
            login_password=dict(default=None, no_log=True),
        ),
        supports_check_mode=True,
    )

    if not pyodbc_found:
        module.fail_json(msg="The python pyodbc module is required.")

    parameter_name = module.params["parameter"]
    current_value = module.params["value"]
    db = ""
    if module.params["db"]:
        db = module.params["db"]

    changed = False

    try:
        dsn = (
            "Driver=Vertica;"
            "Server={0};"
            "Port={1};"
            "Database={2};"
            "User={3};"
            "Password={4};"
            "ConnectionLoadBalance={5}"
        ).format(
            module.params["cluster"],
            module.params["port"],
            db,
            module.params["login_user"],
            module.params["login_password"],
            "true",
        )
        db_conn = pyodbc.connect(dsn, autocommit=True)
        cursor = db_conn.cursor()
    except Exception:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to connect to database: {0}.".format(e))

    try:
        configuration_facts = get_configuration_facts(cursor)
        if module.check_mode:
            changed = not check(configuration_facts, parameter_name, current_value)
        else:
            try:
                changed = present(
                    configuration_facts, cursor, parameter_name, current_value
                )
            except pyodbc.Error:
                e = get_exception()
                module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
    except NotSupportedError:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(
            msg=str(e), ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts}
        )
    except CannotDropError:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(
            msg=str(e), ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts}
        )
    except SystemExit:
        # avoid catching this on python 2.4
        raise
    except Exception:
        e = get_exception()
        module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e))

    module.exit_json(
        changed=changed,
        parameter=parameter_name,
        ansible_facts={"vertica_configuration": configuration_facts},
    )