def clean_semver(cls, version_spec):
        return re.sub(r"([<>=~])\s+?v?", "\\1", version_spec, re.IGNORECASE)
def split_container(container, iter):
	root = Tree(container)
	if iter != 0:
		sr = random_split(container)
		if sr!=None:
			root.lchild = split_container(sr[0], iter-1)
			root.rchild = split_container(sr[1], iter-1)
	return root