def remove(self, elem):
        """Remove a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            for requirement in self:
                if requirement.package == elem:
                    return super(Requirements, self).remove(requirement)
        return super(Requirements, self).remove(elem)
def find_first_remote_branch(remotes: Sequence['Remote'], branch_name: str) -> 'RemoteReference':
    """Find the remote branch matching the name of the given branch or raise InvalidGitRepositoryError"""
    for remote in remotes:
        try:
            return remote.refs[branch_name]
        except IndexError:
            continue
        # END exception handling
    # END for remote
    raise InvalidGitRepositoryError("Didn't find remote branch '%r' in any of the given remotes" % branch_name)