You can use the “raw” module in this case, but to be largely useful you do want Python, as most of the modules require python.
For devices that have an API, local_action can be used to run modules against other boxes over those APIs.
BTW, in case it wasn’t evident, modules can be written in any language.
If using playbooks, you can disable fact gathering to avoid the setup module, which is written in Python.
Still, more useful if you fix the glitch 