python version of [node-semver](https://github.com/isaacs/node-semver)
pip install node-semver
from semver import max_satisfying
versions = ['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.2.5', '1.2.6', '2.0.1']
range_ = '~1.2.3'
assert max_satisfying(versions, range_, loose=False) == '1.2.6'
versions = ['1.1.0', '1.2.0', '1.2.1', '1.3.0', '2.0.0b1', '2.0.0b2', '2.0.0b3', '2.0.0', '2.1.0']
range_ = '~2.0.0'
assert max_satisfying(versions, range_, loose=True) == '2.0.0'
try:
(max_satisfying(versions, range_, loose=False) == '2.0.0')
except ValueError as e:
assert e.args[0] == "Invalid Version: 2.0.0b1"
versions = ['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.2.5', '1.2.6-pre.1', '2.0.1']
range_ = '~1.2.3'
assert max_satisfying(versions, range_, loose=False, include_prerelease=True) == '1.2.6-pre.1'
assert max_satisfying(versions, range_, loose=False, include_prerelease=False) == '1.2.5'