    def get(cls, uuid):
        """Return a `Resource` instance of this class identified by
        the given code or UUID.

        Only `Resource` classes with specified `member_path` attributes
        can be directly requested with this method.

        """
        uuid = quote(str(uuid))
        url = recurly.base_uri() + (cls.member_path % (uuid,))
        resp, elem = cls.element_for_url(url)
        return cls.from_element(elem)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.