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 log_stream(self, logger_name, level_name, format_str):
        """ Attaches a log handler to the specified logger and sends emitted logs 
            back as stream. 
        """
        if logger_name != "" and logger_name not in self.available_loggers():
            raise ValueError("logger {0} is not available".format(logger_name))

        level_name_upper = level_name.upper() if level_name else "NOTSET"
        try:
            level = getattr(logging, level_name_upper)
        except AttributeError, e:
            raise AttributeError("log level {0} is not available".format(level_name_upper))