def remove(self, elem):
        """Remove a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            for requirement in self:
                if requirement.package == elem:
                    return super(Requirements, self).remove(requirement)
        return super(Requirements, self).remove(elem)
def _patsplit(pattern, default):
    """Split a string into the optional pattern kind prefix and the actual
    pattern."""
    if ":" in pattern:
        kind, pat = pattern.split(":", 1)
        if kind in allpatternkinds:
            return kind, pat
    return default, pattern