def top_stories(self, raw=False, limit=None):
        """Returns list of item ids of current top stories

        Args:
            limit (int): specifies the number of stories to be returned.
            raw (bool): Flag to indicate whether to represent all
                objects in raw json.

        Returns:
            `list` object containing ids of top stories.

        """
        top_stories = self._get_stories('topstories', limit)
        if raw:
            top_stories = [story.raw for story in top_stories]
        return top_stories
Returns list of item ids of current top stories

        Args:
            limit (int): specifies the number of stories to be returned.
            raw (bool): Flag to indicate whether to represent all
                objects in raw json.

        Returns:
            `list` object containing ids of top stories.