def get(api_code=None):
    """Get network statistics.
    
    :param str api_code: Blockchain.info API code (optional)
    :return: an instance of :class:`Stats` class
    """
    
    resource = 'stats?format=json'
    if api_code is not None:
        resource += '&api_code=' + api_code
    response = util.call_api(resource)
    json_response = json.loads(response)
    return Stats(json_response)
Get network statistics.
    
    :param str api_code: Blockchain.info API code (optional)
    :return: an instance of :class:`Stats` class