def clean_semver(cls, version_spec):
        return re.sub(r"([<>=~])\s+?v?", "\\1", version_spec, re.IGNORECASE)
def deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value).strip()
        expanded = path.expand_path(value)
        validators.validate_required(value, self._required)
        validators.validate_required(expanded, self._required)
        if not value or expanded is None:
            return None
        return _ExpandedPath(value, expanded)