:calls: `GET /gists/:id <http://developer.github.com/v3/gists>`_
        :param id: string
        :rtype: :class:`github.Gist.Gist`

def get_gist(self, id):
        """
        :calls: `GET /gists/:id <http://developer.github.com/v3/gists>`_
        :param id: string
        :rtype: :class:`github.Gist.Gist`
        """
        assert isinstance(id, (str, unicode)), id
        headers, data = self.__requester.requestJsonAndCheck(
            "GET",
            "/gists/" + id
        )
        return github.Gist.Gist(self.__requester, headers, data, completed=True)