code: def handler(self):
          
          if self._handler is None:
              passman = request.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
              passman.add_password(None,
                                   self._parsed_org_url,
                                   self._login_username,
                                   self.password)
              self._handler = request.HTTPBasicAuthHandler(passman)
          return self._handler
docs: returns the handler