def referenced_tables(self):
        """Return referenced tables from job statistics, if present.

        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/jobs#statistics.query.referencedTables

        :rtype: list of dict
        :returns: mappings describing the query plan, or an empty list
                  if the query has not yet completed.
        """
        tables = []
        datasets_by_project_name = {}

        for table in self._job_statistics().get("referencedTables", ()):

            t_project = table["projectId"]

            ds_id = table["datasetId"]
            t_dataset = datasets_by_project_name.get((t_project, ds_id))
            if t_dataset is None:
                t_dataset = DatasetReference(t_project, ds_id)
                datasets_by_project_name[(t_project, ds_id)] = t_dataset

            t_name = table["tableId"]
            tables.append(t_dataset.table(t_name))

        return tables
Return referenced tables from job statistics, if present.

        See:
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/jobs#statistics.query.referencedTables

        :rtype: list of dict
        :returns: mappings describing the query plan, or an empty list
                  if the query has not yet completed.