def load(self, requirements_file=None):
        """Load or reload requirements from a requirements.txt file.

        :param requirements_file: if not given, the filename used from
            initialization will be read again.
        """
        if requirements_file is None:
            requirements_file = self.filename
            if requirements_file is None:
                raise ValueError("no filename provided")
        elif isinstance(requirements_file, text_type):
            requirements_file = Path(requirements_file)
        self.clear()
        with requirements_file.open() as f:
            self.loads(f.read())

        if isinstance(requirements_file, (text_type, Path)):
            self.filename = requirements_file
def _plot_surface(ax, x, y, z, labels, azim=None):
    """helper function for surface plots"""
    # ax.tick_params(axis='both', which='major', pad=-3)
    assert np.size(x) > 1 and np.size(y) > 1 and np.size(z) > 1
    if azim is not None:
        ax.azim = azim
    X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
    Z = np.ma.masked_invalid(z)
    ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z,
                    rstride=1, cstride=1,
                    cmap=cm.viridis, alpha=0.85,
                    vmin=np.nanmin(z), vmax=np.nanmax(z),
                    linewidth=0, antialiased=True)