def loads(self, requirements_text):
        lines = re.findall(Requirement.spec_regex,
                           requirements_text,
                           re.MULTILINE)
        for line in lines:
            self.add(Requirement(line[0], "".join(line[1:])))
def days_till_due(self):
        """
        Returns the number of days till the due date. Returns a negative number
        of days when the due date is in the past.
        Returns 0 when the task has no due date.
        """
        due = self.due_date()
        if due:
            diff = due - date.today()
            return diff.days
        return 0