def sanitize_type(raw_type):
    """Sanitize the raw type string."""
    cleaned = get_printable(raw_type).strip()
    for bad in [
            r'__drv_aliasesMem', r'__drv_freesMem',
            r'__drv_strictTypeMatch\(\w+\)',
            r'__out_data_source\(\w+\)',
            r'_In_NLS_string_\(\w+\)',
            r'_Frees_ptr_', r'_Frees_ptr_opt_', r'opt_',
            r'\(Mem\) '
    ]:
        cleaned = re.sub(bad, '', cleaned).strip()
    if cleaned in ['_EXCEPTION_RECORD *', '_EXCEPTION_POINTERS *']:
        cleaned = cleaned.strip('_')
    cleaned = cleaned.replace('[]', '*')
    return cleaned
Sanitize the raw type string.