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 __init__(self, head):
        self.head = head
        self.lsize = 0
        while head.next:
            head = head.next
            self.lsize += 1

        self.m1_idx = None
        self.m2_idx = None
        if self.lsize > self._largesize:
            self.m1_idx = self.lsize / 3   # start from 1/3
            self.m1 = self._getN(self.m1_idx)
            self.m2_idx = self.m1_idx * 2  # start from 2/3
            self.m2 = self._getN(self.m2_idx)