def limit(self, max_):
        """
        Limit the result set to a given number of items.

        :param max_: Maximum number of items to return.
        :type max_: :class:`int` or :data:`None`
        :rtype: :class:`ResultSetMetadata`
        :return: A new request set up to request at most `max_` items.

        This method can be called on the class and on objects. When called on
        objects, it returns a copy of the object with :attr:`max_` set
        accordingly. When called on the class, it creates a fresh object with
        :attr:`max_` set accordingly.
        """

        if isinstance(self, type):
            result = self()
        else:
            result = copy.deepcopy(self)
        result.max_ = max_
        return result
def limit ( self , max_ ) : if isinstance ( self , type ) : result = self ( ) else : result = copy . deepcopy ( self ) result . max_ = max_ return result
Limit the result set to a given number of items.

        :param max_: Maximum number of items to return.
        :type max_: :class:`int` or :data:`None`
        :rtype: :class:`ResultSetMetadata`
        :return: A new request set up to request at most `max_` items.

        This method can be called on the class and on objects. When called on
        objects, it returns a copy of the object with :attr:`max_` set
        accordingly. When called on the class, it creates a fresh object with
        :attr:`max_` set accordingly.