code: def _get_certificate_obj(cert):
      '''
      Returns a certificate object based on PEM text.
      '''
      if isinstance(cert, M2Crypto.X509.X509):
          return cert
  
      text = _text_or_file(cert)
      text = get_pem_entry(text, pem_type='CERTIFICATE')
      return M2Crypto.X509.load_cert_string(textf _get_certificate_obj(cert):
      '''
      Returns a certificate object based on PEM text.
      '''
      if isinstance(cert, M2Crypto.X509.X509):
          return cert
  
      text = _text_or_file(cert)
      text = get_pem_entry(text, pem_type='CERTIFICATE')
      return M2Crypto.X509.load_cert_string(text)
docs: Returns a certificate object based on PEM text.