docs: def _get_line_and_col(data):
          """
          Gets line and column from a string like the following: "1;5" or "1;" or ";5"
  
          and convers the column/line numbers to 0 base.
          """
          try:
              line, column = data.split(';')
          except AttributeError:
              line = int(data)
              column = 1
          # handle empty values and convert them to 0 based indices
          if not line:
              line = 0
          else:
              line = int(line) - 1
              if line < 0:
                  line = 0
          if not column:
              column = 0
          else:
              column = int(column) - 1
              if column < 0:
                  column = 0
          return column, line