code: def request(self, url, params=None, data=None, retry_on_error=True,
                  method=None):
          
          return self._request(url, params, data, raw_response=True,
                               retry_on_error=retry_on_error, method=method)
docs: Make a HTTP request and return the response.
  
          :param url: the url to grab content from.
          :param params: a dictionary containing the GET data to put in the url
          :param data: a dictionary containing the extra data to submit
          :param retry_on_error: if True retry the request, if it fails, for up
              to 3 attempts
          :param method: The HTTP method to use in the request.
          :returns: The HTTP response.