def get_messages(self, count=1, block=True, timeout=0.1):
        """
        Fetch the specified number of messages

        Keyword Arguments:
            count: Indicates the maximum number of messages to be fetched
            block: If True, the API will block till all messages are fetched.
                If block is a positive integer the API will block until that
                many messages are fetched.
            timeout: When blocking is requested the function will block for
                the specified time (in seconds) until count messages is
                fetched. If None, it will block forever.
        """
        messages = []
        if timeout is not None:
            timeout += time.time()

        new_offsets = {}
        log.debug('getting %d messages', count)
        while len(messages) < count:
            block_time = timeout - time.time()
            log.debug('calling _get_message block=%s timeout=%s', block, block_time)
            block_next_call = block is True or block > len(messages)
            result = self._get_message(block_next_call, block_time,
                                       get_partition_info=True,
                                       update_offset=False)
            log.debug('got %s from _get_messages', result)
            if not result:
                if block_next_call and (timeout is None or time.time() <= timeout):
                    continue
                break

            partition, message = result
            _msg = (partition, message) if self.partition_info else message
            messages.append(_msg)
            new_offsets[partition] = message.offset + 1

        # Update and commit offsets if necessary
        self.offsets.update(new_offsets)
        self.count_since_commit += len(messages)
        self._auto_commit()
        log.debug('got %d messages: %s', len(messages), messages)
        return messages
Fetch the specified number of messages

        Keyword Arguments:
            count: Indicates the maximum number of messages to be fetched
            block: If True, the API will block till all messages are fetched.
                If block is a positive integer the API will block until that
                many messages are fetched.
            timeout: When blocking is requested the function will block for
                the specified time (in seconds) until count messages is
                fetched. If None, it will block forever.