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 operations_client(self) -> operations_v1.OperationsClient:
        """Create the client designed to process long-running operations.

        This property caches on the instance; repeated calls return the same
        client.
        """
        # Quick check: Only create a new client if we do not already have one.
        if self._operations_client is None:
            self._operations_client = operations_v1.OperationsClient(self.grpc_channel)

        # Return the client from cache.
        return self._operations_client