def __init__(self, groups=None):
        super(GroupedRequirements, self).__init__(NamedRequirements)
        self.groups = groups or self.default_groups
        self.filename = None
        self.create_default_groups()
def get_date(self, p_tag):
        """ Given a date tag, return a date object. """
        string = self.tag_value(p_tag)
        result = None

        try:
            result = date_string_to_date(string) if string else None
        except ValueError:
            pass

        return result