code: def encode(self):
          
          opt_dict = {}
          for k, v in self.options.items():
              opt_dict[k] = v[0]
  
          ss = '{0}://{1}'.format(self.scheme, ','.join(self.hosts))
          if self.bucket:
              ss += '/' + self.bucket
  
          # URL encode options then decoded forward slash /
          ss += '?' + urlencode(opt_dict).replace('%2F', '/')
  
          return ss
docs: Encodes the current state of the object into a string.
  
          :return: The encoded string