code: def read_dependencies(filename):
      
      dependencies = []
      filepath = os.path.join('requirements', filename)
      with open(filepath, 'r') as stream:
          for line in stream:
              package = line.strip().split('#')[0].strip()
              if package and package.split(' ')[0] != '-r':
                  dependencies.append(package)
      return dependencies
docs: Read in the dependencies from the virtualenv requirements file.