Remove deprecated function from module_utils/common.py

changelogs/fragments/module_utils-common-remove-deprecated-functions-and-class.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+removed_features:
+  - k8s_exec - the previously deprecated ``result.return_code`` return value has been removed, consider using ``result.rc`` instead.
+  - module_utils/common.py - the previously deprecated ``K8sAnsibleMixin`` class has been removed.
+  - module_utils/common.py - the previously deprecated ``configuration_digest()`` function has been removed.
+  - module_utils/common.py - the previously deprecated ``get_api_client()`` function has been removed.
+  - module_utils/common.py - the previously deprecated ``unique_string()`` function has been removed.

plugins/inventory/k8s.py

@@ -125,18 +125,18 @@
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.plugins.inventory import BaseInventoryPlugin, Cacheable, Constructable
-from ansible_collections.kubernetes.core.plugins.module_utils.common import (
-    HAS_K8S_MODULE_HELPER,
-    k8s_import_exception,
-)
-from ansible_collections.kubernetes.core.plugins.module_utils.k8s.client import (
-    get_api_client,
-)
 
 try:
     from kubernetes.dynamic.exceptions import DynamicApiError
-except ImportError:
-    pass
+
+    HAS_K8S_MODULE_HELPER = True
+    k8s_import_exception = None
+except ImportError as e:
+    HAS_K8S_MODULE_HELPER = False
+    k8s_import_exception = e
+from ansible_collections.kubernetes.core.plugins.module_utils.k8s.client import (
+    get_api_client,
+)
 
 
 def format_dynamic_api_exc(exc):