def __init__(self, package, version):
        """Construct a new requirement.

        :param package: the package name.
        :param version: a semver compatible version specification.
        """
        self.package = package
        self.version = version
        if self.version and not re.match(r"[<=>~]", version[:2]):
            self.version = "=={}".format(self.version)
def sort(cls, dataset, by=[], reverse=False):
        cols = [dataset.get_dimension(d, strict=True).name for d in by]
        return dataset.data.sort_values(by=cols, ascending=not reverse)