def load(self, requirements_file=None):
        """Load or reload requirements from a requirements.txt file.

        :param requirements_file: if not given, the filename used from
            initialization will be read again.
        """
        if requirements_file is None:
            requirements_file = self.filename
            if requirements_file is None:
                raise ValueError("no filename provided")
        elif isinstance(requirements_file, text_type):
            requirements_file = Path(requirements_file)
        self.clear()
        with requirements_file.open() as f:
            self.loads(f.read())

        if isinstance(requirements_file, (text_type, Path)):
            self.filename = requirements_file
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 []