def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def _split(self, path):
        if "/" in path:
            subdir, rest = path.split("/", 1)
        else:
            subdir, rest = path, ""
        if not subdir:
            raise error.ProgrammingError("path cannot be absolute")
        return subdir, rest