code: def read_items(self, buckets=None, results=15, start=0,item_ids=None):
          
          warnings.warn("catalog.read_items() is depreciated. Please use catalog.get_item_dicts() instead.")
          kwargs = {}
          kwargs['bucket'] = buckets or []
          kwargs['item_id'] = item_ids or []
          response = self.get_attribute("read", results=results, start=start, **kwargs)
          rval = ResultList([])
          if item_ids:
              rval.start=0;
              rval.total=len(response['catalog']['items'])
          else:
              rval.start = response['catalog']['start']
              rval.total = response['catalog']['total']
          for item in response['catalog']['items']:
              new_item = None
              # song items
              if 'song_id' in item:
                  item['id'] = item.pop('song_id')
                  item['title'] = item.pop('song_name')
                  request = item['request']
                  new_item = song.Song(**util.fix(item))
                  new_item.request = request
              # artist item
              elif 'artist_id' in item:
                  item['id'] = item.pop('artist_id')
                  item['name'] = item.pop('artist_name')
                  request = item['request']
                  new_item = artist.Artist(**util.fix(item))
                  new_item.request = request
              # unresolved item
              else:
                  new_item = item
              rval.append(new_item)
          return rval
docs: Returns data from the catalog; also expanded for the requested buckets.
          This method is provided for backwards-compatibility
  
          Args:
  
          Kwargs:
              buckets (list): A list of strings specifying which buckets to retrieve
  
              results (int): An integer number of results to return
  
              start (int): An integer starting value for the result set
  
          Returns:
              A list of objects in the catalog; list contains additional attributes 'start' and 'total'
  
          Example:
  
          >>> c
          <catalog - my_songs>
          >>> c.read_items(results=1)
          [<song - Harmonice Mundi II>]
          >>>