returns information about module

def status(self):
        '''returns information about module'''
        self.status_callcount += 1
        self.last_bored = time.time() # status entertains us
        return("status called %(status_callcount)d times.  My target positions=%(packets_mytarget)u  Other target positions=%(packets_mytarget)u" %
               {"status_callcount": self.status_callcount,
                "packets_mytarget": self.packets_mytarget,
                "packets_othertarget": self.packets_othertarget,
               })