code: def read_requirements(path,
                        strict_bounds,
                        conda_format=False,
                        filter_names=None):
      
      real_path = join(dirname(abspath(__file__)), path)
      with open(real_path) as f:
          reqs = _filter_requirements(f.readlines(), filter_names=filter_names,
                                      filter_sys_version=not conda_format)
  
          if not strict_bounds:
              reqs = map(_with_bounds, reqs)
  
          if conda_format:
              reqs = map(_conda_format, reqs)
  
          return list(reqs)
docs: Read a requirements.txt file, expressed as a path relative to Zipline root.
  
      Returns requirements with the pinned versions as lower bounds
      if `strict_bounds` is falsey.