def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def _restore_vars(v_list, t_list):
  """Restore variables in v_list from t_list."""
  ops = []
  for v, t in zip(v_list, t_list):
    ops.append(v.assign(t))
  return ops