<SYSTEM_TASK:>
Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
<END_TASK>
<USER_TASK:>
Description:
 def get_collection(self, event_collection):
 """ Extracts info about a collection using the Keen IO API. A master key must be set first. :param event_collection: the name of the collection to retrieve info for """


        url = "{0}/{1}/projects/{2}/events/{3}".format(self.base_url, self.api_version,
                                                       self.project_id, event_collection)
        headers = utilities.headers(self.read_key)
        response = self.fulfill(HTTPMethods.GET, url, headers=headers, timeout=self.get_timeout)
        self._error_handling(response)

        return response.json()