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 _plot_surface(ax, x, y, z, labels, azim=None):
    """helper function for surface plots"""
    # ax.tick_params(axis='both', which='major', pad=-3)
    assert np.size(x) > 1 and np.size(y) > 1 and np.size(z) > 1
    if azim is not None:
        ax.azim = azim
    X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
    Z = np.ma.masked_invalid(z)
    ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z,
                    rstride=1, cstride=1,
                    cmap=cm.viridis, alpha=0.85,
                    vmin=np.nanmin(z), vmax=np.nanmax(z),
                    linewidth=0, antialiased=True)