def load(self, filename, create_if_missing=True):
        filename = Path(filename)
        if not filename.exists() and create_if_missing:
            self.load_pip_requirements()
            with filename.open("w") as f:
                f.write(yaml.dump(self.serialized, default_flow_style=False,
                                  encoding=None))
            self.filename = filename
            return self.save(filename)
        with filename.open() as f:
            for group, requirements in yaml.load(f.read()).items():
                for requirement in requirements:
                    self[group].add(Requirement.coerce(requirement))
        self.filename = filename
def _getProvenance(self, item, user, version=None, resource='item',
                       checkOk=True):
        params = {}
        if version is not None:
            params = {'version': version}
        resp = self.request(
            path='/%s/%s/provenance' % (resource, item['_id']),
            method='GET', user=user, type='application/json', params=params)
        if checkOk:
            self.assertStatusOk(resp)
        return resp