':calls: `GET /gists/:id <http://developer.github.com/v3/gists>`_
:param id: string
:rtype: :class:`github.Gist.Gist`'

def get_gist(self, id):

    assert isinstance(id, (str, unicode)), id
    (headers, data) = self.__requester.requestJsonAndCheck('GET', ('/gists/' + id))
    return github.Gist.Gist(self.__requester, headers, data, completed=True)
