diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
index 419846cc8a..6b80d0b40a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import cmd_runne
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping, Sequence
     from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner_fmt import ArgFormatType
+
+    ArgFormatter = t.Union[ArgFormatType, cmd_runner_fmt._ArgFormat]
 
 
 def _ensure_list(value):
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ class CmdRunner:
         self,
         module: AnsibleModule,
         command,
-        arg_formats: Mapping[str, Callable[[t.Any], Sequence[t.Any]] | cmd_runner_fmt._ArgFormat] | None = None,
+        arg_formats: Mapping[str, ArgFormatter] | None = None,
         default_args_order: str | Sequence[str] = (),
         check_rc: bool = False,
         force_lang: str = "C",
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner_fmt.py b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner_fmt.py
index 7a0ae10dbd..b91e2ef92d 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner_fmt.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner_fmt.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _ensure_list(value: _T | Sequence[_T]) -> list[_T]:
 class _ArgFormat:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        func: Callable[[t.Any], Sequence[t.Any]],
+        func: ArgFormatType,
         ignore_none: bool | None = True,
         ignore_missing_value: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def as_fixed(*args: t.Any) -> _ArgFormat:
     return _ArgFormat(lambda value: _ensure_list(args), ignore_none=False, ignore_missing_value=True)
 
 
-def as_func(func: Callable[[t.Any], Sequence[t.Any]], ignore_none: bool | None = None) -> _ArgFormat:
+def as_func(func: ArgFormatType, ignore_none: bool | None = None) -> _ArgFormat:
     return _ArgFormat(func, ignore_none=ignore_none)
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/django.py b/plugins/module_utils/django.py
index 987f3a27f6..0e3f258baf 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/django.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/django.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper im
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
-    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner_fmt import ArgFormatType
+    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import ArgFormatter
 
 
 django_std_args = dict(
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _pks = dict(
     primary_keys=dict(type="list", elements="str"),
 )
 
-_django_std_arg_fmts: dict[str, ArgFormatType] = dict(
+_django_std_arg_fmts: dict[str, ArgFormatter] = dict(
     all=cmd_runner_fmt.as_bool("--all"),
     app=cmd_runner_fmt.as_opt_val("--app"),
     apps=cmd_runner_fmt.as_list(),
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ class _DjangoRunner(PythonRunner):
 class DjangoModuleHelper(ModuleHelper):
     module = {}
     django_admin_cmd: str | None = None
-    arg_formats: dict[str, ArgFormatType] = {}
+    arg_formats: dict[str, ArgFormatter] = {}
     django_admin_arg_order: tuple[str, ...] | str = ()
     _django_args: list[str] = []
     _check_mode_arg: str = ""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.module["argument_spec"], self.arg_formats = self._build_args(
             self.module.get("argument_spec", {}), self.arg_formats, *(["std"] + self._django_args)
         )
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ class DjangoModuleHelper(ModuleHelper):
             self.vars.command = self.django_admin_cmd
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _build_args(arg_spec, arg_format, *names):
-        res_arg_spec = {}
-        res_arg_fmts = {}
+    def _build_args(arg_spec, arg_format, *names) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any], dict[str, ArgFormatter]]:
+        res_arg_spec: dict[str, t.Any] = {}
+        res_arg_fmts: dict[str, ArgFormatter] = {}
         for name in names:
             args, fmts = _args_menu[name]
             res_arg_spec = dict_merge(res_arg_spec, args)