def METHOD_NAME(self, url, body=None, method=None):
    if method is None:
        method = 'GET' if body is None else 'POST'
    if body:
        self.request(method, url, body)
    else:
        self.request(method, url)
    rsp = self.getresponse()
    body = rsp.read()
    return body, rsp.status