def clear_lock(remote=None):
    '''
    Clear update.lk

    ``remote`` can either be a dictionary containing repo configuration
    information, or a pattern. If the latter, then remotes for which the URL
    matches the pattern will be locked.
    '''
    def _do_clear_lock(repo):
        def _add_error(errlist, repo, exc):
            msg = ('Unable to remove update lock for {0} ({1}): {2} '
                   .format(repo['url'], repo['lockfile'], exc))
            log.debug(msg)
            errlist.append(msg)
        success = []
        failed = []
        if os.path.exists(repo['lockfile']):
            try:
                os.remove(repo['lockfile'])
            except OSError as exc:
                if exc.errno == errno.EISDIR:
                    # Somehow this path is a directory. Should never happen
                    # unless some wiseguy manually creates a directory at this
                    # path, but just in case, handle it.
                    try:
                        shutil.rmtree(repo['lockfile'])
                    except __HOLE__ as exc:
                        _add_error(failed, repo, exc)
                else:
                    _add_error(failed, repo, exc)
            else:
                msg = 'Removed lock for {0}'.format(repo['url'])
                log.debug(msg)
                success.append(msg)
        return success, failed

    if isinstance(remote, dict):
        return _do_clear_lock(remote)

    cleared = []
    errors = []
    for repo in init():
        if remote:
            try:
                if not fnmatch.fnmatch(repo['url'], remote):
                    continue
            except TypeError:
                # remote was non-string, try again
                if not fnmatch.fnmatch(repo['url'], six.text_type(remote)):
                    continue
        success, failed = _do_clear_lock(repo)
        cleared.extend(success)
        errors.extend(failed)
    return cleared, errors
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