def coerce(cls, string):
        """Create a :class:`Requirement` object from a given package spec."""
        match = re.match(cls.spec_regex, string)
        if not match:
            raise InvalidRequirementSpecError("could not parse requirement")
        package = match.group(1)
        if all(match.group(2, 3)):
            version = "".join(match.group(2, 3))
        else:
            version = None
        return cls(package, version)
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 []