IOS Facts module fails with "deleted" interface status

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SUMMARY

Running the below task fails

- name: Gather IOS facts
  cisco.ios.ios_facts:
    gather_subset: interfaces

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

IOS Facts

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.16.6]
  python version = 3.10.14 (main, Apr  6 2024, 18:45:05) [GCC 9.4.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.3
  libyaml = True

COLLECTION VERSION

Collection                               Version
---------------------------------------- -------
ansible.netcommon                        6.0.0  
ansible.posix                            1.5.4  
ansible.utils                            3.1.0  
cisco.ios                                6.1.3  

CONFIGURATION

N/A

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Ubuntu 22.02

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Configure a sub interface on a Cisco 9300 switch running 17.09.04a, then negate it.

interface GigabitEthernet2/0/32
 no switchport
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/32.1874
no interface GigabitEthernet2/0/32.1874

Then run the task

- name: Gather IOS facts
  cisco.ios.ios_facts:
    gather_subset: interfaces

EXPECTED RESULTS

Ansible should ignore deleted interfaces or at least include within facts and mark as 'deleted'

Looks like the "GigabitEthernet2/0/32.1874" is used as a dict key and is missing from the final facts dict and failing on a KeyError exception.

Deleted interfaces are only cleared by rebooting the switch, its been this way for years so Ansible should account for this.

See here

and here

also here

ACTUAL RESULTS

See above