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 union(matches, root, cwd):
    """Union a list of matchers.

    If the list is empty, return nevermatcher.
    If the list only contains one non-None value, return that matcher.
    Otherwise return a union matcher.
    """
    matches = list(filter(None, matches))
    if len(matches) == 0:
        return nevermatcher(root, cwd)
    elif len(matches) == 1:
        return matches[0]
    else:
        return unionmatcher(matches)