def get_gauge(self, name=None):
        '''Shortcut for getting a :class:`~statsd.gauge.Gauge` instance

        :keyword name: See :func:`~statsd.client.Client.get_client`
        :type name: str
        '''
        return self.get_client(name=name, class_=statsd.Gauge)
Shortcut for getting a :class:`~statsd.gauge.Gauge` instance

        :keyword name: See :func:`~statsd.client.Client.get_client`
        :type name: str