def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def row_col(self, ind):
        i = 0
        for r in range(self.nr):
            for c in range(self.nc):
                if i == ind:
                    return r, c
                i += 1