def buckets_get(self, bucket, projection='noAcl'):
    """Issues a request to retrieve information about a bucket.

    Args:
      bucket: the name of the bucket.
      projection: the projection of the bucket information to retrieve.
    Returns:
      A parsed bucket information dictionary.
    Raises:
      Exception if there is an error performing the operation.
    """
    args = {'projection': projection}
    url = Api._ENDPOINT + (Api._BUCKET_PATH % bucket)
    return google.datalab.utils.Http.request(url, credentials=self._credentials, args=args)
Issues a request to retrieve information about a bucket.

    Args:
      bucket: the name of the bucket.
      projection: the projection of the bucket information to retrieve.
    Returns:
      A parsed bucket information dictionary.
    Raises:
      Exception if there is an error performing the operation.