def clean_semver(cls, version_spec):
        return re.sub(r"([<>=~])\s+?v?", "\\1", version_spec, re.IGNORECASE)
def _try_write_with_flush(cls, fileobj, payload):
        """This method is here so that it can be patched to simulate write errors.

        This is because mock can't patch primitive objects like file objects.
        """
        fileobj.write(payload)
        fileobj.flush()