::
        
            POST /:login/machines/:id?action=stop
        
        Initiate shutdown of the remote machine.

def stop(self):
        """
        ::
        
            POST /:login/machines/:id?action=stop
        
        Initiate shutdown of the remote machine.
        """
        action = {'action': 'stop'}
        j, r = self.datacenter.request('POST', self.path, params=action)
        r.raise_for_status()