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##### SUMMARY

Since https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/57145, `elements=str` in Arguments_spec raises an error. We need to use elements="str" instead. I've done a workaround for VMware ( ansible-collections/vmware#235 ), but we may see more cases like that in the future. Is this an expected behaviour?

```python
        associable_object_types=dict(
            type='list',
             elements=str,
        ),
```

The error:


```
The full traceback is:
  File "/tmp/ansible_vmware_category_payload_w4g0m32x/ansible_vmware_category_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py", line 1775, in _handle_elements
    validated_params.append(type_checker(value, **kwargs))
fatal: [testhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "associable_object_types": [
                "Folder"
            ],
            "category_cardinality": "multiple",
            "category_description": "Folder",
            "category_name": "Folder",
            "hostname": "vcenter.test",
            "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER",
            "port": 443,
            "protocol": "https",
            "state": "present",
            "username": "administrator@vsphere.local",
            "validate_certs": false
        }
    },
    "msg": "Elements value for option associable_object_types is of type <class 'str'> and we were unable to convert to str: 'param' is an invalid keyword argument for str()"
}

```

##### ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report

##### COMPONENT NAME

lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py

##### ANSIBLE VERSION
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```paste below
devel
```
return check_type_path(value)
    def _check_type_jsonarg(self, value):
        return check_type_jsonarg(value)
    def _check_type_raw(self, value):
        return check_type_raw(value)
    def _check_type_bytes(self, value):
        return check_type_bytes(value)
    def _check_type_bits(self, value):
        return check_type_bits(value)
    def _handle_options(self, argument_spec=None, params=None, prefix=''):
        ''' deal with options to create sub spec '''
        if argument_spec is None:
            argument_spec = self.argument_spec
        if params is None:
            params = self.params
        for (k, v) in argument_spec.items():
            wanted = v.get('type', None)
            if wanted == 'dict' or (wanted == 'list' and v.get('elements', '') == 'dict'):
                spec = v.get('options', None)
                if v.get('apply_defaults', False):
                    if spec is not None:
                        if params.get(k) is None:
                            params[k] = {}
                    else:
                        continue
                elif spec is None or k not in params or params[k] is None:
                    continue
                self._options_context.append(k)
                if isinstance(params[k], dict):
                    elements = [params[k]]