def add(self, elem, replace=False):
        """Add a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        :param replace: if `True`, packages in the set with the same name will
            be removed first.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            elem = Requirement.coerce(elem)
        if replace and elem in self:
            self.remove(elem)
        super(Requirements, self).add(elem)
def deserialize(self, value):
        value = decode(value)
        if "\n" in value:
            values = re.split(r"\s*\n\s*", value)
        else:
            values = re.split(r"\s*,\s*", value)
        values = tuple(v.strip() for v in values if v.strip())
        validators.validate_required(values, self._required)
        return tuple(values)