code: def get_task_detail(self, task_name):
          
          def _get_detail():
              from ..compat import json  # fix object_pairs_hook parameter for Py2.6
  
              params = {'instancedetail': '',
                        'taskname': task_name}
  
              resp = self._client.get(self.resource(), params=params)
              return json.loads(resp.text if six.PY3 else resp.content,
                                object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
  
          result = _get_detail()
          if not result:
              # todo: this is a workaround for the bug that get_task_detail returns nothing.
              self.get_task_detail2(task_name)
              return _get_detail()
          else:
              return result
docs: Get task's detail
  
          :param task_name: task name
          :return: the task's detail
          :rtype: list or dict according to the JSON