code: def count(self):
          
          self.request_params.update({'sysparm_count': True})
          response = self.session.get(self._get_stats_url(),
                                      params=self._get_formatted_query(fields=list(),
                                                                       limit=None,
                                                                       order_by=list(),
                                                                       offset=None))
  
          content = self._get_content(response)
  
          return int(content['stats']['count'])
docs: Returns the number of records the query would yield