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 _remainingpats(pat, prefix):
    """list of patterns with prefix stripped

    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "")
    ['a/b/c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a")
    ['b/c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a/b")
    ['c']
    >>> _remainingpats("a/b/c", "a/b/c")
    []
    >>> _remainingpats("", "")
    []
    """
    if prefix:
        if prefix == pat:
            return []
        else:
            assert pat[len(prefix)] == "/"
            return [pat[len(prefix) + 1 :]]
    else:
        if pat:
            return [pat]
        else:
            return []