def parse_requires_path(req_path):
            """Create a list of dependencies from a requires.txt file.

            *req_path*: the path to a setuptools-produced requires.txt file.
            """

            reqs = []
            try:
                with codecs.open(req_path, 'r', 'utf-8') as fp:
                    reqs = parse_requires_data(fp.read())
            except IOError:
                pass
            return reqs
Create a list of dependencies from a requires.txt file.

            *req_path*: the path to a setuptools-produced requires.txt file.
            
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