docs: def set_mode(how):
      """ Sets the behavior of the API
  
      :param how: if 'remote' all the execution is performed on the remote server; if 'local' all
             it is executed locally. Default = 'local'
      :return: None
      """
      global __mode
      if how == "local":
          __mode = how
      elif how == "remote":
          __mode = how
      else:
          raise ValueError("how must be 'local' or 'remote'")