def load(self, requirements_file=None):
        """Load or reload requirements from a requirements.txt file.

        :param requirements_file: if not given, the filename used from
            initialization will be read again.
        """
        if requirements_file is None:
            requirements_file = self.filename
            if requirements_file is None:
                raise ValueError("no filename provided")
        elif isinstance(requirements_file, text_type):
            requirements_file = Path(requirements_file)
        self.clear()
        with requirements_file.open() as f:
            self.loads(f.read())

        if isinstance(requirements_file, (text_type, Path)):
            self.filename = requirements_file
def export(self, location, url):
        # type: (str, HiddenText) -> None
        """Export the Git repository at the url to the destination location"""
        if not location.endswith('/'):
            location = location + '/'

        with TempDirectory(kind="export") as temp_dir:
            self.unpack(temp_dir.path, url=url)
            self.run_command(
                ['checkout-index', '-a', '-f', '--prefix', location],
                show_stdout=False, cwd=temp_dir.path
            )