[BUG] ext_pillar netbox not working after upgrade to 3007

[margau]

Description The external pillar netbox stops working after upgrade to 3007.

Setup

• Hetzner Cloud VM
• Debian 11 with onedir debian package

Netbox Config:

cat /etc/salt/master.d/netbox.conf 
ext_pillar:
  - netbox:
      api_url: https://netbox.example.com/api/
      api_token: <>
      virtual_machines: true
      interfaces: true
      interface_ips: true
      proxy_return: false

Steps to Reproduce the behavior Try to do something with the ext_pillar, e.g. saltutil.refresh_pillar.

Logs

Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]: [ERROR   ] Exception caught loading ext_pillar 'netbox':
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/pillar/__init__.py", line 1219, in ext_pillar
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     ext = self._external_pillar_data(pillar, val, key)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/pillar/__init__.py", line 1139, in _external_pillar_data
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     ext = self.ext_pillars[key](self.minion_id, pillar, **val)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/loader/lazy.py", line 160, in __call__
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     ret = self.loader.run(run_func, *args, **kwargs)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/loader/lazy.py", line 1233, in run
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     return self._last_context.run(self._run_as, _func_or_method, *args, **kwargs)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/loader/lazy.py", line 1248, in _run_as
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     return _func_or_method(*args, **kwargs)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/pillar/netbox.py", line 1118, in ext_pillar
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     nodes.extend(_get_devices(api_url, minion_id, headers, api_query_result_limit))
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/pillar/netbox.py", line 707, in _get_devices
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     device_ret = salt.utils.http.query(
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/salt/utils/http.py", line 620, in query
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     HTTPClient(max_body_size=max_body)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tornado/httpclient.py", line 109, in __init__
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     self._async_client = self._io_loop.run_sync(make_client)
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tornado/ioloop.py", line 521, in run_sync
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     self.start()
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tornado/platform/asyncio.py", line 195, in start
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     self.asyncio_loop.run_forever()
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/asyncio/base_events.py", line 592, in run_forever
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     self._check_running()
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:   File "/opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python3.10/asyncio/base_events.py", line 586, in _check_running
Mar 10 13:15:41 salt salt-master[6754]:     raise RuntimeError(
Mar 10 13:15:42 salt salt-master[6754]: [CRITICAL] Pillar render error: Failed to load ext_pillar netbox: Cannot run the event loop while another loop is running

Versions Report

salt --versions-report

(Provided by running salt --versions-report. Please also mention any differences in master/minion versions.)

root@salt:~# salt-master --versions-report
Salt Version:
          Salt: 3007.0
 
Python Version:
        Python: 3.10.13 (main, Feb 19 2024, 03:31:20) [GCC 11.2.0]
 
Dependency Versions:
          cffi: 1.16.0
      cherrypy: 18.8.0
      dateutil: 2.8.2
     docker-py: Not Installed
         gitdb: 4.0.10
     gitpython: 3.1.32
        Jinja2: 3.1.3
       libgit2: 1.6.4
  looseversion: 1.3.0
      M2Crypto: Not Installed
          Mako: Not Installed
       msgpack: 1.0.7
  msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  mysql-python: Not Installed
     packaging: 23.1
     pycparser: 2.21
      pycrypto: Not Installed
  pycryptodome: 3.19.1
        pygit2: 1.12.2
  python-gnupg: 0.5.2
        PyYAML: 6.0.1
         PyZMQ: 25.1.2
        relenv: 0.15.1
         smmap: 5.0.0
       timelib: 0.3.0
       Tornado: 6.3.3
           ZMQ: 4.3.4
 
Salt Package Information:
  Package Type: onedir
 
System Versions:
          dist: debian 11.9 bullseye
        locale: utf-8
       machine: x86_64
       release: 5.10.0-28-amd64
        system: Linux
       version: Debian GNU/Linux 11.9 bullseye