def get(self, name, handler, request=None):
        """Begin Fetch of current value of a PV

        :param name: A single name string or list of name strings
        :param request: A :py:class:`p4p.Value` or string to qualify this request, or None to use a default.
        :param callable handler: Completion notification.  Called with a Value, RemoteError, or Cancelled

        :returns: A object with a method cancel() which may be used to abort the operation.
        """
        chan = self._channel(name)
        return _p4p.ClientOperation(chan, handler=unwrapHandler(handler, self._nt),
                                    pvRequest=wrapRequest(request), get=True, put=False)