def text(self):
        """
        Get the raw text for the response
        """
        try:
            return self._text
        except AttributeError:
            encoding = self._response.headers.get_content_charset("utf-8")
            self._text = self._response.read().decode(encoding or "utf-8")
        return self._text

        Get the raw text for the response
        
py3status/request.py