code: def _github_count(self, url):
          
          url = self.url_api + url + "&per_page=1"
          # if we have authentication details use them as we get better
          # rate-limiting.
          if self.username and self.auth_token:
              auth = (self.username, self.auth_token)
          else:
              auth = None
          try:
              info = self.py3.request(url, auth=auth)
          except (self.py3.RequestException):
              return
          if info and info.status_code == 200:
              return int(info.json()["total_count"])
          if info.status_code == 422:
              if not self.repo_warning:
                  self.py3.notify_user("Github repo cannot be found.")
                  self.repo_warning = True
          return "?"
docs: Get counts for requests that return 'total_count' in the json response.