def add(self, elem, replace=False):
        """Add a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        :param replace: if `True`, packages in the set with the same name will
            be removed first.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            elem = Requirement.coerce(elem)
        if replace and elem in self:
            self.remove(elem)
        super(Requirements, self).add(elem)
def _cost_gp_withGradients(self,x):
        """
        Predicts the time cost and its gradient of evaluating the function at x.
        """
        m, _, dmdx, _= self.cost_model.predict_withGradients(x)
        return np.exp(m), np.exp(m)*dmdx