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 data():
    metric = request.args.get('metric', None)
    try:
        raw_series = REDIS_CONN.get(metric)
        if not raw_series:
            resp = json.dumps({'results': 'Error: No metric by that name'})
            return resp, 404
        else:
            unpacker = Unpacker(use_list = False)
            unpacker.feed(raw_series)
            timeseries = [item[:2] for item in unpacker]
            resp = json.dumps({'results': timeseries})
            return resp, 200
    except Exception as e:
        error = "Error: " + e
        resp = json.dumps({'results': error})
        return resp, 500