Sends an HTTP request to the API.

        :Parameters:
            method : `str`
                Which HTTP method to use for the request?
                (Usually "POST" or "GET")
            params : `dict`
                A set of parameters to send with the request.  These parameters
                will be included in the POST body for post requests or a query
                string otherwise.
            query_continue : `dict`
                A 'continue' field from a past request.  This field represents
                the point from which a query should be continued.
            files : `dict`
                A dictionary of (filename : `str`, data : `bytes`) pairs to
                send with the request.
            auth : mixed
                Auth tuple or callable to enable Basic/Digest/Custom HTTP Auth.
            continuation : `bool`
                If true, a continuation will be attempted and a generator of
                JSON response documents will be returned.

        :Returns:
            A response JSON documents (or a generator of documents if
            `continuation == True`)

def request(self, method, params=None, query_continue=None,
                files=None, auth=None, continuation=False):
        """
        Sends an HTTP request to the API.

        :Parameters:
            method : `str`
                Which HTTP method to use for the request?
                (Usually "POST" or "GET")
            params : `dict`
                A set of parameters to send with the request.  These parameters
                will be included in the POST body for post requests or a query
                string otherwise.
            query_continue : `dict`
                A 'continue' field from a past request.  This field represents
                the point from which a query should be continued.
            files : `dict`
                A dictionary of (filename : `str`, data : `bytes`) pairs to
                send with the request.
            auth : mixed
                Auth tuple or callable to enable Basic/Digest/Custom HTTP Auth.
            continuation : `bool`
                If true, a continuation will be attempted and a generator of
                JSON response documents will be returned.

        :Returns:
            A response JSON documents (or a generator of documents if
            `continuation == True`)
        """
        normal_params = _normalize_params(params, query_continue)
        if continuation:
            return self._continuation(method, params=normal_params, auth=auth,
                                      files=files)
        else:
            return self._request(method, params=normal_params, auth=auth,
                                 files=files)