def remove(self, elem):
        """Remove a requirement.

        :param elem: a string or :class:`Requirement` instance.
        """
        if isinstance(elem, text_type):
            for requirement in self:
                if requirement.package == elem:
                    return super(Requirements, self).remove(requirement)
        return super(Requirements, self).remove(elem)
def __init__(self, directory=None):
        if directory is None:
                directory = []
        import copy
        self.directory = copy.deepcopy(directory)
        self.bound = False
        self.start_tls_called = False
        self.extend = self.Extend(self)

        self.operation = {
                    "!" : self._search_not,
                    "&" : self._search_and,
                    "|" : self._search_or,
            }