def add(self, elem, replace=False):
        """Add a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        :param replace: if `True`, packages in the set with the same name will
            be removed first.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            elem = Requirement.coerce(elem)
        if replace and elem in self:
            self.remove(elem)
        super(Requirements, self).add(elem)
def ProcessCommandLineArgs(parser, args):
  # TODO(ariblue): Delete this flag entirely at some future data, when the
  # existence of such a flag has been long forgotten.
  if args.output_file:
    parser.error('This flag is deprecated. Please use --output-dir instead.')

  try:
    os.makedirs(args.output_dir)
  except OSError:
    # Do nothing if the output directory already exists. Existing files will
    # get overwritten.
    pass

  args.output_dir = os.path.expanduser(args.output_dir)