def clean_semver(cls, version_spec):
        return re.sub(r"([<>=~])\s+?v?", "\\1", version_spec, re.IGNORECASE)
def _expandsets(kindpats, ctx):
    """Returns the kindpats list with the 'set' patterns expanded."""
    fset = set()
    other = []

    for kind, pat, source in kindpats:
        if kind == "set":
            if not ctx:
                raise error.ProgrammingError("fileset expression with no " "context")
            s = ctx.getfileset(pat)
            fset.update(s)
            continue
        other.append((kind, pat, source))
    return fset, other