code: def kernels_status(self, kernel):
          
          if kernel is None:
              raise ValueError('A kernel must be specified')
          if '/' in kernel:
              self.validate_kernel_string(kernel)
              kernel_url_list = kernel.split('/')
              owner_slug = kernel_url_list[0]
              kernel_slug = kernel_url_list[1]
          else:
              owner_slug = self.get_config_value(self.CONFIG_NAME_USER)
              kernel_slug = kernel
          response = self.process_response(
              self.kernel_status_with_http_info(owner_slug, kernel_slug))
          return response
docs: call to the api to get the status of a kernel.
               Parameters
              ==========
              kernel: the kernel to get the status for