code: def get_direct_command(self, command_url):
          
          self.logger.info("get_direct_command: %s", command_url)
          req = requests.get(command_url, timeout=self.timeout,
                             auth=requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(self.username,
                                                              self.password))
          self.http_code = req.status_code
          req.raise_for_status()
          return req
docs: Send raw command via get