code: def status(self, targets, jobs=None, remote=None, show_checksums=False):
          
          cloud = self._get_cloud(remote, "status")
          return self.repo.cache.local.status(
              targets, jobs=jobs, remote=cloud, show_checksums=show_checksums
          )
docs: Check status of data items in a cloud-agnostic way.
  
          Args:
              targets (list): list of targets to check status for.
              jobs (int): number of jobs that can be running simultaneously.
              remote (dvc.remote.base.RemoteBase): optional remote to compare
                  targets to. By default remote from core.remote config option
                  is used.
              show_checksums (bool): show checksums instead of file names in
                  information messages.