code: def get_announcements(self, **kwargs):
          
          from canvasapi.discussion_topic import DiscussionTopic
          return PaginatedList(
              DiscussionTopic,
              self.__requester,
              'GET',
              'announcements',
              _kwargs=combine_kwargs(**kwargs)
          )
docs: List announcements.
  
          :calls: `GET /api/v1/announcements \
          <https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/announcements.html#method.announcements_api.index>`_
  
          :rtype: :class:`canvasapi.paginated_list.PaginatedList` of
                  :class:`canvasapi.discussion_topic.DiscussionTopic`