code: def _send(self, method, route, data, params, **kwargs):
          
          route = self._fmt_route(route, params)
          log(_("sending {} request to {}").format(method.upper(), route))
          try:
              self.response = getattr(self._client, method.lower())(route, data=data, **kwargs)
          except BaseException as e:  # Catch all exceptions thrown by app
              log(_("exception raised in application: {}: {}").format(type(e).__name__, e))
              raise Failure(_("application raised an exception (rerun with --log for more details)"))
          return self
docs: Send request of type `method` to `route`.