':calls: `GET /legacy/user/email/:email <http://developer.github.com/v3/search/legacy>`_
:param email: string
:rtype: :class:`github.NamedUser.NamedUser`'

def legacy_search_user_by_email(self, email):

    assert isinstance(email, (str, unicode)), email
    (headers, data) = self.__requester.requestJsonAndCheck('GET', ('/legacy/user/email/' + email))
    return github.NamedUser.NamedUser(self.__requester, headers, Legacy.convertUser(data['user']), completed=False)
