def direct_messages_sent(self, since_id=None, max_id=None, count=None,
                             include_entities=None, page=None):
        """
        Gets the 20 most recent direct messages sent by the authenticating
        user.

        https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/direct_messages/sent

        :param str since_id:
            Returns results with an ID greater than (that is, more recent than)
            the specified ID. There are limits to the number of Tweets which
            can be accessed through the API. If the limit of Tweets has occured
            since the since_id, the since_id will be forced to the oldest ID
            available.

        :params str max_id:
            Returns results with an ID less than (that is, older than) or equal
            to the specified ID.

        :param int count:
            Returns results with an ID less than (that is, older than) or equal
            to the specified ID.

        :param int page:
            Specifies the page of results to retrieve.

        :param bool include_entities:
            The entities node will not be included when set to ``False``.

        :returns:
            A list of direct message dicts.
        """
        params = {}
        set_str_param(params, 'since_id', since_id)
        set_str_param(params, 'max_id', max_id)
        set_int_param(params, 'count', count)
        set_int_param(params, 'page', page)
        set_bool_param(params, 'include_entities', include_entities)
        return self._get_api('direct_messages/sent.json', params)
Gets the 20 most recent direct messages sent by the authenticating
        user.

        https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/direct_messages/sent

        :param str since_id:
            Returns results with an ID greater than (that is, more recent than)
            the specified ID. There are limits to the number of Tweets which
            can be accessed through the API. If the limit of Tweets has occured
            since the since_id, the since_id will be forced to the oldest ID
            available.

        :params str max_id:
            Returns results with an ID less than (that is, older than) or equal
            to the specified ID.

        :param int count:
            Returns results with an ID less than (that is, older than) or equal
            to the specified ID.

        :param int page:
            Specifies the page of results to retrieve.

        :param bool include_entities:
            The entities node will not be included when set to ``False``.

        :returns:
            A list of direct message dicts.