code: def _get_request(self, url, params=None, **kwargs):
          
          ''' a method to catch and report http get request connectivity errors '''
          
      # construct request kwargs
          request_kwargs = {
              'method': 'GET',
              'url': url,
              'params': params
          }
          for key, value in kwargs.items():
              request_kwargs[key] = value
  
      # send request and handle response
          return self._request(**request_kwargsf _get_request(self, url, params=None, **kwargs):
          
          ''' a method to catch and report http get request connectivity errors '''
          
      # construct request kwargs
          request_kwargs = {
              'method': 'GET',
              'url': url,
              'params': params
          }
          for key, value in kwargs.items():
              request_kwargs[key] = value
  
      # send request and handle response
          return self._request(**request_kwargs)
docs: a method to catch and report http get request connectivity errors