code: def getUserInfo(self):
          
          url = "{url_base}/userInfo/".format(url_base=self.url_base)
  
          r = self._request('GET', url)
          if r.status_code != 200:
              raise HydroShareHTTPException((url, 'GET', r.status_code))
  
          return r.json()
docs: Query the GET /hsapi/userInfo/ REST end point of the HydroShare server.
  
          :raises: HydroShareHTTPException to signal an HTTP error
  
          :return: A JSON object representing user info, for example:
  
          {
              "username": "username",
              "first_name": "First",
              "last_name": "Last",
              "email": "user@domain.com"
          }