'Fetch the rate limit status for the currently authorized user.
Args:
resources:
A comma seperated list of resource families you want to know the current
rate limit disposition of.
[Optional]
Returns:
A dictionary containing the time the limit will reset (reset_time),
the number of remaining hits allowed before the reset (remaining_hits),
the number of hits allowed in a 60-minute period (hourly_limit), and
the time of the reset in seconds since The Epoch (reset_time_in_seconds).'

def GetRateLimitStatus(self, resources=None):

    parameters = {}
    if (resources is not None):
        parameters['resources'] = resources
    url = ('%s/application/rate_limit_status.json' % self.base_url)
    json = self._FetchUrl(url, parameters=parameters, no_cache=True)
    data = self._ParseAndCheckTwitter(json)
    return data
