diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
index 8d00929668..7d3f1636d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ class InventoryParser(object):
     def _parse_value(v):
         if "#" not in v:
             try:
-                re = ast.literal_eval(v)
-                if type(re) == float:
+                ret = ast.literal_eval(v)
+                if type(ret) == float:
                     # Do not trim floats. Eg: "1.20" to 1.2
                     return v
-                return re
+                return ret
             # Using explicit exceptions.
             # Likely a string that literal_eval does not like. We wil then just set it.
             except ValueError: