def resolve_cert_reqs(candidate):
    """
    Resolves the argument to a numeric constant, which can be passed to
    the wrap_socket function/method from the ssl module.
    Defaults to :data:`ssl.CERT_NONE`.
    If given a string it is assumed to be the name of the constant in the
    :mod:`ssl` module or its abbreviation.
    (So you can specify `REQUIRED` instead of `CERT_REQUIRED`.
    If it's neither `None` nor a string we assume it is already the numeric
    constant which can directly be passed to wrap_socket.
    """
    if candidate is None:
        return CERT_NONE

    if isinstance(candidate, str):
        res = getattr(ssl, candidate, None)
        if res is None:
            res = getattr(ssl, 'CERT_' + candidate)
        return res

    return candidate