code: def request(self, method, path, query=None, data=None, redirects=True):
          
  
          # Check session time
          self.__continue_session()
  
          try:
              url = self.build_url(path)
              method = method.upper()
  
              self.__log('{0} request to: {1}'.format(method, url))
  
              if method == 'POST':
                  request = self.__session.post(url, params=query, data=data, allow_redirects=redirects)
              elif method == 'GET':
                  request = self.__session.get(url, params=query, data=data, allow_redirects=redirects)
              elif method == 'HEAD':
                  request = self.__session.head(url, params=query, data=data, allow_redirects=redirects)
              elif method == 'DELETE':
                  request = self.__session.delete(url, params=query, data=data, allow_redirects=redirects)
              else:
                  raise SessionError('{0} is not a supported HTTP method'.format(method))
  
              self.last_response = request
  
              self.__log('Status code: {0}'.format(request.status_code))
  
              # Update session time
              self.last_request_time = time.time()
  
          except (RequestException, ConnectionError, TooManyRedirects, HTTPError) as e:
              raise NetworkError('{0} failed to: {1}'.format(method, url), e)
          except Timeout:
              raise NetworkError('{0} request timed out: {1}'.format(method, url), e)
  
          return request
docs: Sends HTTP request to LendingClub.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          method : {GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE}
              The HTTP method to use: GET, POST, HEAD or DELETE
          path : string
              The path that will be appended to the domain defined in :attr:`base_url`.
          query : dict
              A dictionary of query string parameters
          data : dict
              A dictionary of POST data values
          redirects : boolean
              True to follow redirects, False to return the original response from the server.
  
          Returns
          -------
          requests.Response
              A `requests.Response <http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/api/#requests.Response>`_ object