def translate_method(input_method):
    """Removal of whitespace/miscellaneous characters to smooth out method names.

    Args:
        input_method (str): The name of the method to adjust.

    Returns:
        str: The cleaned method name.
    """
    # Get the lowercase version
    sel_method = input_method.lower()
    # Remove some common characters
    transtable = str.maketrans({
        "-": "",
        "_": "",
        " ": ""
    })
    return sel_method.translate(transtable)