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 _should_fetch(cls, dest, rev):
        """
        Return true if rev is a ref or is a commit that we don't have locally.

        Branches and tags are not considered in this method because they are
        assumed to be always available locally (which is a normal outcome of
        ``git clone`` and ``git fetch --tags``).
        """
        if rev.startswith("refs/"):
            # Always fetch remote refs.
            return True

        if not looks_like_hash(rev):
            # Git fetch would fail with abbreviated commits.
            return False

        if cls.has_commit(dest, rev):
            # Don't fetch if we have the commit locally.
            return False

        return True