def get_attributes(self, no_cache=False):
        """
        Returns a dictionary of this group's attributes. This method caches the attributes after
        the first search unless no_cache is specified.

        :param no_cache (optional): Set to True to pull attributes directly from an LDAP search instead of
                                    from the cache. Default False
        :type no_cache: boolean

        """

        if not self.attributes:
            self.ldap_connection.search(search_base=self.ATTRIBUTES_SEARCH['base_dn'],
                                        search_filter=self.ATTRIBUTES_SEARCH['filter_string'],
                                        search_scope=self.ATTRIBUTES_SEARCH['scope'],
                                        attributes=self.ATTRIBUTES_SEARCH['attribute_list'])

            results = [
                result["attributes"] for result in self.ldap_connection.response if result["type"] == "searchResEntry"
            ]

            if len(results) != 1:
                logger.debug("Search returned {count} results: {results}".format(count=len(results), results=results))

            if results:
                self.attributes = results[0]
            else:
                self.attributes = []

        return self.attributes
Returns a dictionary of this group's attributes. This method caches the attributes after
        the first search unless no_cache is specified.

        :param no_cache (optional): Set to True to pull attributes directly from an LDAP search instead of
                                    from the cache. Default False
        :type no_cache: boolean