def serialized(self):
        to_ret = {}
        for group, requirements in self.items():
            to_ret[group] = [str(requirement) for requirement in requirements]
        return to_ret
def setLDAPDirectory(self, directory=None):
        if directory is None:
                self.directory = []
        else:
            try:
                with open(DIRECTORY, 'w+') as f:
                    f.write(str(directory))
                    self.directory = directory
            except OSError as e:
                raise