How to use the netmiko.__version__.split function in netmiko

# Netmiko possible arguments
        netmiko_argument_map = {
            'port': None,
            'secret': '',
            'verbose': False,
            'global_delay_factor': 1,
            'use_keys': False,
            'key_file': None,
            'ssh_strict': False,
            'system_host_keys': False,
            'alt_host_keys': False,
            'alt_key_file': '',
            'ssh_config_file': None,
        }

        fields = netmiko_version.split('.')
        fields = [int(x) for x in fields]
        maj_ver, min_ver, bug_fix = fields
        if maj_ver >= 2:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False
        elif maj_ver == 1 and min_ver >= 1:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False

        # Build dict of any optional Netmiko args
        self.netmiko_optional_args = {}
        for k, v in netmiko_argument_map.items():
            try:
                self.netmiko_optional_args[k] = optional_args[k]
            except KeyError:
                pass
        self.global_delay_factor = optional_args.get('global_delay_factor', 1)
        self.port = optional_args.get('port', 22)

self.port = optional_args.get('port', 22)
        self.lock_on_connect = optional_args.get('config_lock', False)
        # Netmiko possible arguments
        netmiko_argument_map = {
            'keepalive': 30,
            'verbose': False,
            'global_delay_factor': 1,
            'use_keys': False,
            'key_file': None,
            'ssh_strict': False,
            'system_host_keys': False,
            'alt_host_keys': False,
            'alt_key_file': '',
            'ssh_config_file': None
        }
        fields = netmiko_version.split('.')
        fields = [int(x) for x in fields]
        maj_ver, min_ver, bug_fix = fields
        if maj_ver >= 2:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False
        elif maj_ver == 1 and min_ver >= 1:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False
        # Build dict of any optional Netmiko args
        self.netmiko_optional_args = {}
        for k, v in netmiko_argument_map.items():
            try:
                self.netmiko_optional_args[k] = optional_args[k]
            except KeyError:
                pass
        self.device = IOSXR(hostname,
                            username,
                            password,

# Netmiko possible arguments
        netmiko_argument_map = {
            'port': None,
            'secret': '',
            'verbose': False,
            'global_delay_factor': 1,
            'use_keys': False,
            'key_file': None,
            'ssh_strict': False,
            'system_host_keys': False,
            'alt_host_keys': False,
            'alt_key_file': '',
            'ssh_config_file': None,
        }

        fields = netmiko_version.split('.')
        fields = [int(x) for x in fields]
        maj_ver, min_ver, bug_fix = fields
        if maj_ver >= 2:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False
        elif maj_ver == 1 and min_ver >= 1:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False

        # Build dict of any optional Netmiko args
        self.netmiko_optional_args = {}
        if optional_args is not None:
            for k, v in netmiko_argument_map.items():
                try:
                    self.netmiko_optional_args[k] = optional_args[k]
                except KeyError:
                    pass
            self.global_delay_factor = optional_args.get('global_delay_factor', 1)

if optional_args is None:
            optional_args = {}

        netmiko_argument_map = {
            'port': None,
            'verbose': False,
            'use_keys': False,
            'key_file': None,
            'ssh_strict': False,
            'system_host_keys': False,
            'alt_host_keys': False,
            'alt_key_file': '',
            'ssh_config_file': None,
        }

        fields = netmiko_version.split('.')
        fields = [int(x) for x in fields]
        maj_ver, min_ver, bug_fix = fields
        if maj_ver >= 2:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False
        elif maj_ver == 1 and min_ver >= 1:
            netmiko_argument_map['allow_agent'] = False

        # Build dict of any optional Netmiko args
        self.netmiko_optional_args = {}
        for k, v in netmiko_argument_map.items():
            try:
                self.netmiko_optional_args[k] = optional_args[k]
            except KeyError:
                pass
        self.api_key = optional_args.get('api_key', '')