:calls: `GET /repos/:owner/:repo <http://developer.github.com/v3/repos>`_
        :param name: string
        :rtype: :class:`github.Repository.Repository`

def get_repo(self, name):
        """
        :calls: `GET /repos/:owner/:repo <http://developer.github.com/v3/repos>`_
        :param name: string
        :rtype: :class:`github.Repository.Repository`
        """
        assert isinstance(name, (str, unicode)), name
        headers, data = self._requester.requestJsonAndCheck(
            "GET",
            "/repos/" + self.login + "/" + name
        )
        return github.Repository.Repository(self._requester, headers, data, completed=True)