1 files changed, 6 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/ale_linters/python/flake8.vim b/ale_linters/python/flake8.vim
index 8aa4c4df..501db0b1 100644
--- a/ale_linters/python/flake8.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/python/flake8.vim
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ let g:ale_python_flake8_options =
 \   get(g:, 'ale_python_flake8_options', s:default_options)
 let g:ale_python_flake8_use_global = get(g:, 'ale_python_flake8_use_global', 0)
 
-" A map from Python executable paths to semver strings parsed for those
-" executables, so we don't have to look up the version number constantly.
-let s:version_cache = {}
-
 function! s:UsingModule(buffer) abort
     return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'python_flake8_options') =~# ' *-m flake8'
 endfunction
@@ -26,62 +22,35 @@ function! ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
     return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'python_flake8_executable')
 endfunction
 
-function! ale_linters#python#flake8#ClearVersionCache() abort
-    let s:version_cache = {}
-endfunction
-
 function! ale_linters#python#flake8#VersionCheck(buffer) abort
     let l:executable = ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
 
     " If we have previously stored the version number in a cache, then
     " don't look it up again.
-    if has_key(s:version_cache, l:executable)
+    if ale#semver#HasVersion(l:executable)
         " Returning an empty string skips this command.
         return ''
     endif
 
-    let l:executable = ale#Escape(ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(a:buffer))
+    let l:executable = ale#Escape(l:executable)
     let l:module_string = s:UsingModule(a:buffer) ? ' -m flake8' : ''
 
     return l:executable . l:module_string . ' --version'
 endfunction
 
-" Get the flake8 version from the output, or the cache.
-function! s:GetVersion(buffer, version_output) abort
-    let l:executable = ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
-    let l:version = []
-
-    " Get the version from the cache.
-    if has_key(s:version_cache, l:executable)
-        return s:version_cache[l:executable]
-    endif
-
-    if !empty(a:version_output)
-        " Parse the version string, and store it in the cache.
-        let l:version = ale#semver#Parse(a:version_output[0])
-        let s:version_cache[l:executable] = l:version
-    endif
-
-    return l:version
-endfunction
-
-" flake8 versions 3 and up support the --stdin-display-name argument.
-function! s:SupportsDisplayName(version) abort
-    return !empty(a:version) && ale#semver#GreaterOrEqual(a:version, [3, 0, 0])
-endfunction
-
 function! ale_linters#python#flake8#GetCommand(buffer, version_output) abort
-    let l:version = s:GetVersion(a:buffer, a:version_output)
+    let l:executable = ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
+    let l:version = ale#semver#GetVersion(l:executable, a:version_output)
 
     " Only include the --stdin-display-name argument if we can parse the
     " flake8 version, and it is recent enough to support it.
-    let l:display_name_args = s:SupportsDisplayName(l:version)
+    let l:display_name_args = ale#semver#GTE(l:version, [3, 0, 0])
     \   ? ' --stdin-display-name %s'
     \   : ''
 
     let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'python_flake8_options')
 
-    return ale#Escape(ale_linters#python#flake8#GetExecutable(a:buffer))
+    return ale#Escape(l:executable)
     \   . (!empty(l:options) ? ' ' . l:options : '')
     \   . ' --format=default'
     \   . l:display_name_args . ' -'