docs: def _get_profile(self):
          """
          Retrieves the profile data of the user and formats it as a
          Python dictionary.
          """
          url = PROFILE_URL + self.hash + '.json'
          try:
              profile = json.load(urlopen(url))
              # set the profile as an instance variable
              self._profile = profile['entry'][0]
          except:
              self._profile = {}