code: def get_channel(self, name):
          
          name = quote(name, '')
          path = Client.urls['channels_by_name'] % name
          chan = self._call(path, 'GET')
          return chan
docs: Get a channel by name. To get the names, use get_channels.
  
          :param string name: Name of channel to get
          :returns dict conn: A channel attribute dictionary.