def remove(self, elem):
        """Remove a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            for requirement in self:
                if requirement.package == elem:
                    return super(Requirements, self).remove(requirement)
        return super(Requirements, self).remove(elem)
def sort(cls, dataset, by=[], reverse=False):
        cols = [dataset.get_dimension(d, strict=True).name for d in by]
        return dataset.data.sort_values(by=cols, ascending=not reverse)