replaced the call to the method with an explicit call to property

plugins/module_utils/module.py

@@ -86,16 +86,16 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
             raise KeyError()
         return self.params[key]
 
-    @property
+    def changed_get(self):
-    def changed(self):
+        """value that shows if changes were detected/made"""
-        """returns if changes were detected/made"""
         return self.result["changed"]
 
     @changed.setter
     def changed_set(self, value):
-        """sets the changed value. this is always converted to bool"""
         self.result["changed"] = not not value
 
+    changed = property(changed_get, changed_set, None, changed_get.__doc__)
+
     def prepare(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         """This calls the module. first prepare is called and then check or run, depending on the check mode.
         If an exception is raised this is catched and the module automatically fails with an traceback"""
         self.prepare()
+        print(self.changed)
         try:
             if self.module.check_mode:
                 self.check()