code: def _get_serv(ret=None):
      '''
      Return an influxdb client object
      '''
      _options = _get_options(ret)
      host = _options.get('host')
      port = _options.get('port')
      database = _options.get('db')
      user = _options.get('user')
      password = _options.get('password')
      version = _get_version(host, port, user, password)
  
      if version and "v0.8" in version:
          return influxdb.influxdb08.InfluxDBClient(host=host,
                              port=port,
                              username=user,
                              password=password,
                              database=database
          )
      else:
          return influxdb.InfluxDBClient(host=host,
                              port=port,
                              username=user,
                              password=password,
                              database=database
          f _get_serv(ret=None):
      '''
      Return an influxdb client object
      '''
      _options = _get_options(ret)
      host = _options.get('host')
      port = _options.get('port')
      database = _options.get('db')
      user = _options.get('user')
      password = _options.get('password')
      version = _get_version(host, port, user, password)
  
      if version and "v0.8" in version:
          return influxdb.influxdb08.InfluxDBClient(host=host,
                              port=port,
                              username=user,
                              password=password,
                              database=database
          )
      else:
          return influxdb.InfluxDBClient(host=host,
                              port=port,
                              username=user,
                              password=password,
                              database=database
          )
docs: Return an influxdb client object