code: def get_gitignore_template(self, name):
          
          assert isinstance(name, (str, unicode)), name
          headers, attributes = self.__requester.requestJsonAndCheck(
              "GET",
              "/gitignore/templates/" + name
          )
          return GitignoreTemplate.GitignoreTemplate(self.__requester, headers, attributes, completed=True)
docs: :calls: `GET /gitignore/templates/:name <http://developer.github.com/v3/gitignore>`_
          :rtype: :class:`github.GitignoreTemplate.GitignoreTemplate`