def METHOD_NAME() -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
    """Parse protobuf requirements from a requirements.txt file."""
    path_requirements = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / "requirements.txt"
    with open(path_requirements) as f:
        requirements = f.readlines()
    system_python_version = f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}"
    system_platform = sys.platform
    system_machine = platform.machine()
    protobuf_reqs = []
    for line in requirements:
        if line.startswith("protobuf"):
            version_reqs = line.strip().split(";")[0]
            # first, check the system requirements
            system_reqs = line.strip().split(";")[1]
            # regex to find quoted python version in system_reqs
            python_version = re.search(
                r"python_version\s+([<>=!]+)\s+[',\"]([2,3]*[.][0-9]+)[',\"]",
                system_reqs,
            )
            if python_version is not None:
                version_check = (
                    f"parse_version({system_python_version!r}) "
                    f"{python_version.group(1)} "
                    f"parse_version({python_version.group(2)!r})"
                )
                if not eval(version_check):
                    continue
            # regex to find quoted platform in system_reqs
            platform_reqs = re.search(
                r"sys_platform\s+([<>=!]+)\s+[',\"]([a-z]+)[',\"]",
                system_reqs,
            )
            if platform_reqs is not None:
                if not eval(
                    f"{system_platform!r} {platform_reqs.group(1)} {platform_reqs.group(2)!r}"
                ):
                    continue
            # regex to find platform machine in system_reqs
            platform_machine = re.search(
                r"platform[.]machine\s+([<>=!]+)\s+[',\"]([a-z]+)[',\"]",
                system_reqs,
            )
            if platform_machine is not None:
                if not eval(
                    f"{system_machine!r} {platform_machine.group(1)} {platform_machine.group(2)!r}"
                ):
                    continue
            # finally, parse the protobuf version requirements
            reqs = version_reqs.split("protobuf")[1].split(",")
            print(reqs)
            for req in reqs:
                for i, char in enumerate(req):
                    if char.isnumeric():
                        protobuf_reqs.append(
                            (
                                req[:i].strip(),
                                req[i:].strip(),
                            )
                        )
                        break
    print(protobuf_reqs)
    return protobuf_reqs