diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11343-pyupgrade-3.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11343-pyupgrade-3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ad16cc2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11343-pyupgrade-3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - android_sdk - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - archive - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - bitbucket_pipeline_known_host - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - copr - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - cronvar - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - crypttab - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - elasticsearch_plugin - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - gitlab_group - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - gitlab_issue - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - gitlab_merge_request - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - gitlab_project - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - gunicorn - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - htpasswd - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - imc_rest - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - ini_file - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - interfaces_file - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - iptables_state - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - jenkins_credential - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - jenkins_plugin - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - kdeconfig - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - layman - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - listen_ports_facts - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - locale_gen - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
+  - lvm_pv - update to Python 3.7 idioms (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11343).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py b/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
index 76ef57a248..9295f33652 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/android_sdk.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class AndroidSdk(StateModuleHelper):
         arg_pkgs = set(self.vars.package)
         if len(arg_pkgs) < len(self.vars.package):
             self.do_raise("Packages may not repeat")
-        return set(Package(p) for p in arg_pkgs)
+        return {Package(p) for p in arg_pkgs}
 
     def state_present(self):
         packages = self._parse_packages()
diff --git a/plugins/modules/archive.py b/plugins/modules/archive.py
index 906b309208..9b1b2041b7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/archive.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/archive.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Archive(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
                 f_out.close()
                 self.successes.append(path)
                 self.destination_state = STATE_COMPRESSED
-            except (IOError, OSError) as e:
+            except OSError as e:
                 self.module.fail_json(
                     path=_to_native(path),
                     dest=_to_native(self.destination),
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class ZipArchive(Archive):
     def _get_checksums(self, path):
         try:
             archive = zipfile.ZipFile(_to_native_ascii(path), "r")
-            checksums = set((info.filename, info.CRC) for info in archive.infolist())
+            checksums = {(info.filename, info.CRC) for info in archive.infolist()}
             archive.close()
         except BadZipFile:
             checksums = set()
@@ -558,11 +558,11 @@ class TarArchive(Archive):
             if self.format == "xz":
                 with lzma.open(_to_native_ascii(path), "r") as f:
                     archive = tarfile.open(fileobj=f)
-                    checksums = set((info.name, info.chksum) for info in archive.getmembers())
+                    checksums = {(info.name, info.chksum) for info in archive.getmembers()}
                     archive.close()
             else:
                 archive = tarfile.open(_to_native_ascii(path), f"r|{self.format}")
-                checksums = set((info.name, info.chksum) for info in archive.getmembers())
+                checksums = {(info.name, info.chksum) for info in archive.getmembers()}
                 archive.close()
         except (LZMAError, tarfile.ReadError, tarfile.CompressionError):
             try:
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class TarArchive(Archive):
                     if not chunk:
                         break
                     checksum = crc32(chunk, checksum)
-                checksums = set([(b"", checksum)])
+                checksums = {(b"", checksum)}
                 f.close()
             except Exception:
                 checksums = set()
diff --git a/plugins/modules/bitbucket_pipeline_known_host.py b/plugins/modules/bitbucket_pipeline_known_host.py
index 87f5f8aa14..c5b531cc54 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/bitbucket_pipeline_known_host.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/bitbucket_pipeline_known_host.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def get_host_key(module, hostname):
     try:
         sock = socket.socket()
         sock.connect((hostname, 22))
-    except socket.error:
+    except OSError:
         module.fail_json(msg=f"Error opening socket to {hostname}")
 
     try:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/copr.py b/plugins/modules/copr.py
index e1b4e5be8b..7ead13a415 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/copr.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/copr.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class CoprModule:
             repo = self._get_copr_repo()
         for repo_id in repo.cfg.sections():
             repo_content_api = self._download_repo_info()
-            with open(repo_filename_path, "r") as file:
+            with open(repo_filename_path) as file:
                 repo_content_file = file.read()
             if repo_content_file != repo_content_api:
                 if not self.resolve_differences(repo_content_file, repo_content_api, repo_filename_path):
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class CoprModule:
         """
         if not os.path.isfile(repo_filename_path):
             return False
-        with open(repo_filename_path, "r") as file:
+        with open(repo_filename_path) as file:
             repo_content_file = file.read()
         return repo_content_file == repo_content_api
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cronvar.py b/plugins/modules/cronvar.py
index 01dfe0b8b8..a1c60c2d0f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cronvar.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cronvar.py
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ class CronVar:
         if self.cron_file:
             # read the cronfile
             try:
-                with open(self.cron_file, "r") as f:
+                with open(self.cron_file) as f:
                     self.lines = f.read().splitlines()
-            except IOError:
+            except OSError:
                 # cron file does not exist
                 return
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/crypttab.py b/plugins/modules/crypttab.py
index 7b8969f70f..667f2089d3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/crypttab.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/crypttab.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Crypttab:
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
             open(path, "a").close()
 
-        with open(path, "r") as f:
+        with open(path) as f:
             for line in f.readlines():
                 self._lines.append(Line(line))
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/elasticsearch_plugin.py b/plugins/modules/elasticsearch_plugin.py
index 2ad2fa227d..87a9476dd4 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/elasticsearch_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/elasticsearch_plugin.py
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ def get_plugin_bin(module, plugin_bin=None):
 
         # Get separate lists of dirs and binary names from the full paths to the
         # plugin binaries.
-        plugin_dirs = list(set(os.path.dirname(x) for x in bin_paths))
-        plugin_bins = list(set(os.path.basename(x) for x in bin_paths))
+        plugin_dirs = list({os.path.dirname(x) for x in bin_paths})
+        plugin_bins = list({os.path.basename(x) for x in bin_paths})
 
         # Check for the binary names in the default system paths as well as the path
         # specified in the module arguments.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gitlab_group.py b/plugins/modules/gitlab_group.py
index c55a85eebb..ba11e0fe84 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gitlab_group.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gitlab_group.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class GitLabGroup:
             if options["avatar_path"]:
                 try:
                     group.avatar = open(options["avatar_path"], "rb")
-                except IOError as e:
+                except OSError as e:
                     self._module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot open {options['avatar_path']}: {e}")
             changed = True
         else:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gitlab_issue.py b/plugins/modules/gitlab_issue.py
index 4b170466ad..e95af02064 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gitlab_issue.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gitlab_issue.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def main():
             try:
                 with open(description_path, "rb") as f:
                     description = to_text(f.read(), errors="surrogate_or_strict")
-            except IOError as e:
+            except OSError as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot open {description_path}: {e}")
 
         # sorting necessary in order to properly detect changes, as we don't want to get false positive
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gitlab_merge_request.py b/plugins/modules/gitlab_merge_request.py
index aabc84940d..92f6d845b9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gitlab_merge_request.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gitlab_merge_request.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def main():
             try:
                 with open(description_path, "rb") as f:
                     description = to_text(f.read(), errors="surrogate_or_strict")
-            except IOError as e:
+            except OSError as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot open {description_path}: {e}")
 
         # sorting necessary in order to properly detect changes, as we don't want to get false positive
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gitlab_project.py b/plugins/modules/gitlab_project.py
index e6002188e3..c7e076ff34 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gitlab_project.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gitlab_project.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class GitLabProject:
             if options["avatar_path"]:
                 try:
                     project.avatar = open(options["avatar_path"], "rb")
-                except IOError as e:
+                except OSError as e:
                     self._module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot open {options['avatar_path']}: {e}")
 
             changed = True
diff --git a/plugins/modules/gunicorn.py b/plugins/modules/gunicorn.py
index 86a6eff26c..a09d48c5f1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gunicorn.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gunicorn.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 def search_existing_config(config, option):
     """search in config file for specified option"""
     if config and os.path.isfile(config):
-        with open(config, "r") as f:
+        with open(config) as f:
             for line in f:
                 if option in line:
                     return line
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def main():
         # wait for gunicorn to dump to log
         time.sleep(0.5)
         if os.path.isfile(pid):
-            with open(pid, "r") as f:
+            with open(pid) as f:
                 result = f.readline().strip()
 
             if not params["pid"]:
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def main():
                 error = f"Please check your {error_log.strip()}"
             else:
                 if os.path.isfile(tmp_error_log):
-                    with open(tmp_error_log, "r") as f:
+                    with open(tmp_error_log) as f:
                         error = f.read()
                     # delete tmp log
                     os.remove(tmp_error_log)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py b/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
index 92bc37315e..0a37e5c8c0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def main():
     # TODO double check if this hack below is still needed.
     # Check file for blank lines in effort to avoid "need more than 1 value to unpack" error.
     try:
-        with open(path, "r") as f:
+        with open(path) as f:
             lines = f.readlines()
 
         # If the file gets edited, it returns true, so only edit the file if it has blank lines
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def main():
             with open(path, "w") as f:
                 f.writelines(line for line in lines if line.strip())
 
-    except IOError:
+    except OSError:
         # No preexisting file to remove blank lines from
         pass
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/imc_rest.py b/plugins/modules/imc_rest.py
index 9292b84750..01c4c37f44 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/imc_rest.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/imc_rest.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def main():
         if content:
             rawdata = content.replace("\n", "")
         elif file_exists:
-            with open(path, "r") as config_object:
+            with open(path) as config_object:
                 rawdata = config_object.read().replace("\n", "")
 
         # Wrap the XML documents in a <root> element
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ini_file.py b/plugins/modules/ini_file.py
index 5d60eab753..9f27485e20 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ini_file.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ini_file.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def do_ini(
             os.makedirs(destpath)
         ini_lines = []
     else:
-        with open(target_filename, "r", encoding="utf-8-sig") as ini_file:
+        with open(target_filename, encoding="utf-8-sig") as ini_file:
             ini_lines = [to_text(line) for line in ini_file.readlines()]
 
     if module._diff:
@@ -579,12 +579,12 @@ def do_ini(
             f = os.fdopen(tmpfd, "wb")
             f.writelines(encoded_ini_lines)
             f.close()
-        except IOError:
+        except OSError:
             module.fail_json(msg="Unable to create temporary file %s", traceback=traceback.format_exc())
 
         try:
             module.atomic_move(tmpfile, os.path.abspath(target_filename))
-        except IOError:
+        except OSError:
             module.ansible.fail_json(
                 msg=f"Unable to move temporary file {tmpfile} to {target_filename}, IOError",
                 traceback=traceback.format_exc(),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/interfaces_file.py b/plugins/modules/interfaces_file.py
index 73aebc77c2..9c26ef3e9a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/interfaces_file.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/interfaces_file.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def getValueFromLine(s):
 
 
 def read_interfaces_file(module, filename):
-    with open(filename, "r") as f:
+    with open(filename) as f:
         return read_interfaces_lines(module, f)
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iptables_state.py b/plugins/modules/iptables_state.py
index 855bb5c38c..d1ae60dbb5 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iptables_state.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iptables_state.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def read_state(b_path):
     """
     Read a file and store its content in a variable as a list.
     """
-    with open(b_path, "r") as f:
+    with open(b_path) as f:
         text = f.read()
     return [t for t in text.splitlines() if t != ""]
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/jenkins_credential.py b/plugins/modules/jenkins_credential.py
index b781ca92d7..ef671cdbea 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/jenkins_credential.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/jenkins_credential.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def delete_target(module, headers):
 # Function to read the private key for types texts and ssh_key
 def read_privateKey(module):
     try:
-        with open(module.params["private_key_path"], "r") as f:
+        with open(module.params["private_key_path"]) as f:
             private_key = f.read().strip()
             return private_key
     except Exception as e:
@@ -738,9 +738,9 @@ def run_module():
 
                 elif ext.lower() in [".pem", ".crt"]:  # PEM mode
                     try:
-                        with open(filePath, "r") as f:
+                        with open(filePath) as f:
                             cert_chain = f.read()
-                        with open(private_key_path, "r") as f:
+                        with open(private_key_path) as f:
                             private_key = f.read()
                     except Exception as e:
                         module.fail_json(msg=f"Failed to read PEM files: {e}")
diff --git a/plugins/modules/jenkins_plugin.py b/plugins/modules/jenkins_plugin.py
index 7e49624df0..d0e07f84d0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/jenkins_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/jenkins_plugin.py
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin:
                 with open(cache_path, "w") as f:
                     json.dump(plugin_data, f)
 
-            with open(cache_path, "r") as f:
+            with open(cache_path) as f:
                 plugin_data = json.load(f)
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin:
 
             try:
                 os.close(tmp_update_fd)
-            except IOError as e:
+            except OSError as e:
                 self.module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot close the tmp updates file {tmp_updates_file}.", details=f"{e}")
         else:
             tmp_updates_file = updates_file
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin:
             # Read only the second line
             dummy = f.readline()
             data = json.loads(f.readline())
-        except IOError as e:
+        except OSError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(
                 msg=f"Cannot open{' temporary' if tmp_updates_file != updates_file else ''} updates file.",
                 details=f"{e}",
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ class JenkinsPlugin:
 
         try:
             os.close(tmp_f_fd)
-        except IOError as e:
+        except OSError as e:
             self.module.fail_json(msg=f"Cannot close the temporal plugin file {tmp_f}.", details=f"{e}")
 
         # Move the file onto the right place
diff --git a/plugins/modules/kdeconfig.py b/plugins/modules/kdeconfig.py
index fc06f652c3..69e99d168a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/kdeconfig.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/kdeconfig.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def run_module(module, tmpdir, kwriteconfig):
             try:
                 with open(b_path, "rb") as src:
                     b_data = src.read()
-            except IOError:
+            except OSError:
                 result["changed"] = True
             else:
                 dst.write(b_data)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def run_module(module, tmpdir, kwriteconfig):
                     diff["before"] = to_text(b_data)
                 except UnicodeError:
                     diff["before"] = repr(b_data)
-    except IOError:
+    except OSError:
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to create temporary file", traceback=traceback.format_exc())
 
     for row in module.params["values"]:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def run_module(module, tmpdir, kwriteconfig):
             result["backup_file"] = module.backup_local(result["path"])
         try:
             module.atomic_move(b_tmpfile, os.path.abspath(b_path))
-        except IOError:
+        except OSError:
             module.ansible.fail_json(
                 msg=f"Unable to move temporary file {tmpfile} to {result['path']}, IOError",
                 traceback=traceback.format_exc(),
diff --git a/plugins/modules/layman.py b/plugins/modules/layman.py
index e12a984b74..2be32f66ee 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/layman.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/layman.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def download_url(module, url, dest):
     try:
         with open(dest, "w") as f:
             shutil.copyfileobj(response, f)
-    except IOError as e:
+    except OSError as e:
         raise ModuleError(f"Failed to write: {e}") from e
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
index 6c923e99bf..e70d52c3df 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def ss_parse(raw):
 
     if len(lines) == 0 or not lines[0].startswith("Netid "):
         # unexpected stdout from ss
-        raise EnvironmentError(f"Unknown stdout format of `ss`: {raw}")
+        raise OSError(f"Unknown stdout format of `ss`: {raw}")
 
     # skip headers (-H arg is not present on e.g. Ubuntu 16)
     lines = lines[1:]
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def ss_parse(raw):
                 protocol, state, recv_q, send_q, local_addr_port, peer_addr_port, process = cells
         except ValueError as e:
             # unexpected stdout from ss
-            raise EnvironmentError(
+            raise OSError(
                 'Expected `ss` table layout "Netid, State, Recv-Q, Send-Q, Local Address:Port, Peer Address:Port" and'
                 f'optionally "Process", but got something else: {line}'
             ) from e
@@ -394,9 +394,7 @@ def main():
                     break
 
         if bin_path is None:
-            raise EnvironmentError(
-                f"Unable to find any of the supported commands in PATH: {', '.join(sorted(commands_map))}"
-            )
+            raise OSError(f"Unable to find any of the supported commands in PATH: {', '.join(sorted(commands_map))}")
 
         # which ports are listening for connections?
         args = commands_map[command]["args"]
@@ -416,7 +414,7 @@ def main():
                     result["ansible_facts"]["tcp_listen"].append(connection)
                 elif connection["protocol"].startswith("udp"):
                     result["ansible_facts"]["udp_listen"].append(connection)
-    except (KeyError, EnvironmentError) as e:
+    except (KeyError, OSError) as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=f"{e}")
 
     module.exit_json(**result)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/locale_gen.py b/plugins/modules/locale_gen.py
index 2ae8ff4e00..aee52a3f8c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/locale_gen.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/locale_gen.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class LocaleGen(StateModuleHelper):
         available_locale_entry_re_matches = []
         for locale_path in self.mechanisms[self.vars.mechanism]["available"]:
             if os.path.exists(locale_path):
-                with open(locale_path, "r") as fd:
+                with open(locale_path) as fd:
                     self.vars.available_lines.extend(fd.readlines())
 
         re_locale_entry = re.compile(r"^\s*#?\s*(?P<locale>\S+[\._\S]+) (?P<charset>\S+)\s*$")
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class LocaleGen(StateModuleHelper):
 
     def set_locale_glibc(self, names, enabled=True):
         """Sets the state of the locale. Defaults to enabled."""
-        with open(ETC_LOCALE_GEN, "r") as fr:
+        with open(ETC_LOCALE_GEN) as fr:
             lines = fr.readlines()
 
         locale_regexes = []
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class LocaleGen(StateModuleHelper):
                 ctx.run()
         else:
             # Delete locale involves discarding the locale from /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local and regenerating all locales.
-            with open(VAR_LIB_LOCALES_LOCAL, "r") as fr:
+            with open(VAR_LIB_LOCALES_LOCAL) as fr:
                 content = fr.readlines()
             with open(VAR_LIB_LOCALES_LOCAL, "w") as fw:
                 for line in content:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/lvm_pv.py b/plugins/modules/lvm_pv.py
index 53a39799ac..0fe02d2a5f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/lvm_pv.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/lvm_pv.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def rescan_device(module, device):
             with open(rescan_path, "w") as f:
                 f.write("1")
             return True
-        except IOError as e:
+        except OSError as e:
             module.warn(f"Failed to rescan device {device}: {e!s}")
     else:
         module.warn(f"Rescan path does not exist for device {device}")
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_jenkins_credential.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_jenkins_credential.py
index ba711a31de..46cfd25206 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_jenkins_credential.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_jenkins_credential.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def test_read_privateKey_returns_trimmed_contents():
     expected = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nKEYDATA\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"
 
     assert result == expected
-    mocked_file.assert_called_once_with("/fake/path/key.pem", "r")
+    mocked_file.assert_called_once_with("/fake/path/key.pem")
 
 
 def test_read_privateKey_handles_file_read_error():