def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
        chain = []
        for arg in args:
            if isinstance(arg, dict):
                iterator = arg.items()
            else:
                iterator = arg
            chain = itertools.chain(chain, iterator)
        if kwargs:
            chain = itertools.chain(chain, kwargs.items())
        for key, value in iterator:
            self._collection[key] = self._from_python(key, value)