def METHOD_NAME(self) -> Accept:
    """Parse the request's 'Accept' header, returning an :class:`Accept <litestar.datastructures.headers.Accept>` instance.
    Returns:
        An :class:`Accept <litestar.datastructures.headers.Accept>` instance, representing the list of acceptable media types.
    """
    if self._accept is Empty:
        self._accept = self.scope["_accept"] = Accept(self.headers.get("Accept", "*/*"))  # type: ignore[typeddict-unknown-key]
    return cast("Accept", self._accept)