Salt TypeError when removing a group on Windows Server 2012 R2

demo.sls

foo:
  group.absent

highstate.txt

# salt-call state.highstate --log-level debug > output.txt 2>&1

[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from c:\salt\conf\minion
[DEBUG   ] Using cached minion ID from c:\salt\conf\minion_id: vagrant-2012-r2.Belkin
[DEBUG   ] Configuration file path: c:\salt\conf\minion
[WARNING ] Insecure logging configuration detected! Sensitive data may be logged.
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from c:\salt\conf\minion
[DEBUG   ] Determining pillar cache
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded jinja.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded yaml.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded jinja.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded yaml.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded state.highstate
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded grains.get
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded saltutil.is_running
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[DEBUG   ] Updating roots fileserver cache
[DEBUG   ] Determining pillar cache
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded jinja.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded yaml.render
[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded jinja.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded yaml.render
[DEBUG   ] In saltenv 'base', looking at rel_path 'top.sls' to resolve 'salt://top.sls'
[DEBUG   ] In saltenv 'base', ** considering ** path 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\top.sls' to resolve 'salt://top.sls'
[INFO    ] Fetching file from saltenv 'base', ** skipped ** latest already in cache 'salt://top.sls'
[DEBUG   ] compile template: c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\top.sls
[DEBUG   ] Jinja search path: ['c:\\salt\\var\\cache\\salt\\minion\\files\\base']
[PROFILE ] Time (in seconds) to render 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\top.sls' using 'jinja' renderer: 0.0
[DEBUG   ] Rendered data from file: c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\top.sls:
base:

  '*':

    - demo
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded config.get
[DEBUG   ] Results of YAML rendering: 
OrderedDict([('base', OrderedDict([('*', ['demo'])]))])
[PROFILE ] Time (in seconds) to render 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\top.sls' using 'yaml' renderer: 0.0469999313354
[DEBUG   ] compound_match: vagrant-2012-r2.Belkin ? *
[DEBUG   ] compound_match vagrant-2012-r2.Belkin ? "*" => "True"
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded saltutil.sync_all
[DEBUG   ] Syncing all
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\beacons'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing beacons for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_beacons, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_beacons/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_beacons'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\modules'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing modules for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_modules, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_modules/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_modules'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\states'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing states for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_states, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_states/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_states'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\sdb'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing sdb for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_sdb, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_sdb/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_sdb'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\grains'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing grains for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_grains, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_grains/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_grains'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\renderers'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing renderers for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_renderers, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_renderers/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_renderers'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\returners'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing returners for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_returners, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_returners/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_returners'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\output'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing output for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_output, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_output/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_output'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\utils'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing utils for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_utils, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_utils/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_utils'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\log_handlers'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing log_handlers for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_log_handlers, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_log_handlers/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_log_handlers'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\proxy'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing proxy for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_proxy, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_proxy/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_proxy'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\engines'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing engines for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_engines, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_engines/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_engines'
[INFO    ] Creating module dir 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\extmods\pillar'
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded roots.envs
[DEBUG   ] Could not LazyLoad roots.init: 'roots.init' is not available.
[INFO    ] Syncing pillar for environment 'base'
[INFO    ] Loading cache from salt://_pillar, for base)
[INFO    ] Caching directory '_pillar/' for environment 'base'
[DEBUG   ] Local cache dir: 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\_pillar'
[DEBUG   ] Refreshing modules...
[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded jinja.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded yaml.render
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded saltutil.refresh_modules
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded event.fire
[DEBUG   ] SaltEvent PUB socket URI: 4510
[DEBUG   ] SaltEvent PULL socket URI: 4511
[DEBUG   ] Initializing new IPCClient for path: 4511
[DEBUG   ] Sending event: tag = module_refresh; data = {'_stamp': '2017-04-16T03:53:18.816000'}
[DEBUG   ] In saltenv 'base', looking at rel_path 'demo.sls' to resolve 'salt://demo.sls'
[DEBUG   ] In saltenv 'base', ** considering ** path 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\demo.sls' to resolve 'salt://demo.sls'
[INFO    ] Fetching file from saltenv 'base', ** skipped ** latest already in cache 'salt://demo.sls'
[DEBUG   ] compile template: c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\demo.sls
[DEBUG   ] Jinja search path: ['c:\\salt\\var\\cache\\salt\\minion\\files\\base']
[PROFILE ] Time (in seconds) to render 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\demo.sls' using 'jinja' renderer: 0.0
[DEBUG   ] Rendered data from file: c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\demo.sls:
foo:

  group.absent
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded config.get
[DEBUG   ] Results of YAML rendering: 
OrderedDict([('foo', 'group.absent')])
[PROFILE ] Time (in seconds) to render 'c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\files\base\demo.sls' using 'yaml' renderer: 0.0
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded cmd.run
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded group.absent
[INFO    ] Running state [foo] at time 20:53:18.832000
[INFO    ] Executing state group.absent for foo
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded group.info
[ERROR   ] {'foo': ''}
[INFO    ] Completed state [foo] at time 20:53:18.879000 duration_in_ms=47.0
[DEBUG   ] File c:\salt\var\cache\salt\minion\accumulator\86657904 does not exist, no need to cleanup.
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded config.option
[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded highstate.output
[DEBUG   ] Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt\output\__init__.py", line 38, in try_printout
    printout = get_printout(out, opts)(data, **kwargs)
  File "C:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt\output\highstate.py", line 146, in output
    for host, hostdata in six.iteritems(data)
  File "C:\salt\bin\lib\site-packages\salt\output\highstate.py", line 208, in _format_host
    rcounts.setdefault(ret['result'], 0)
TypeError: unhashable type: 'dict'

[DEBUG   ] LazyLoaded nested.output
local:
    ----------
    group_|-foo_|-foo_|-absent:
        ----------
        __id__:
            foo
        __run_num__:
            0
        changes:
            ----------
            foo:
        comment:
            Removed group foo
        duration:
            47.0
        name:
            foo
        result:
            ----------
            changes:
                - Successfully removed group foo
            comment:
            name:
                foo
            result:
                True
        start_time:
            20:53:18.832000

minion

file_client: local
state_output: mixed

file_roots:
  base:
    - /srv/salt

top.sls

base:
  '*':
    - demo

Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.box = "opentable/win-2012r2-standard-amd64-nocm"
  config.vm.synced_folder "salt_srv/salt", "/srv/salt"

  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
    vb.gui = true
  end

  config.vm.provision "file" do |file|
    file.source = "salt_srv/minion"
    file.destination = "/salt/conf/minion"
  end
end

versions.txt

# salt --versions

Salt Version:
           Salt: 2016.11.3
 
Dependency Versions:
           cffi: 1.7.0
       cherrypy: unknown
       dateutil: 2.5.3
          gitdb: 0.6.4
      gitpython: 2.0.8
          ioflo: 1.5.5
         Jinja2: 2.9.4
        libgit2: Not Installed
        libnacl: 1.4.5
       M2Crypto: Not Installed
           Mako: 1.0.4
   msgpack-pure: Not Installed
 msgpack-python: 0.4.8
   mysql-python: Not Installed
      pycparser: 2.14
       pycrypto: 2.6.1
         pygit2: Not Installed
         Python: 2.7.12 (v2.7.12:d33e0cf91556, Jun 27 2016, 15:19:22) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
   python-gnupg: 0.3.8
         PyYAML: 3.11
          PyZMQ: 16.0.1
           RAET: Not Installed
          smmap: 0.9.0
        timelib: 0.2.4
        Tornado: 4.4.1
            ZMQ: 4.1.6
 
System Versions:
           dist:   
        machine: AMD64
        release: 2012ServerR2
         system: Windows
        version: 2012ServerR2 6.3.9600  Multiprocessor Free