def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def anypats(self):
        """None of .always(), .isexact(), and .prefix() is true --
        optimizations will be difficult."""
        return not self.always() and not self.isexact() and not self.prefix()