def load(self, filename, create_if_missing=True):
        filename = Path(filename)
        if not filename.exists() and create_if_missing:
            self.load_pip_requirements()
            with filename.open("w") as f:
                f.write(yaml.dump(self.serialized, default_flow_style=False,
                                  encoding=None))
            self.filename = filename
            return self.save(filename)
        with filename.open() as f:
            for group, requirements in yaml.load(f.read()).items():
                for requirement in requirements:
                    self[group].add(Requirement.coerce(requirement))
        self.filename = filename
def get_git_version(self):
        VERSION_PFX = 'git version '
        version = self.run_command(
            ['version'], show_stdout=False, stdout_only=True
        )
        if version.startswith(VERSION_PFX):
            version = version[len(VERSION_PFX):].split()[0]
        else:
            version = ''
        # get first 3 positions of the git version because
        # on windows it is x.y.z.windows.t, and this parses as
        # LegacyVersion which always smaller than a Version.
        version = '.'.join(version.split('.')[:3])
        return parse_version(version)