code: def __encoded_params_for_signature(cls, params):
          def encoded_pairs(params):
              for k, v in six.iteritems(params):
                  if k == 'hmac':
                      continue
                  if k.endswith('[]'):
                      k = k.rstrip('[]')
                      v = json.dumps(list(map(str, v)))
                  k = str(k).replace("%", "%25").replace("=", "%3D")
                  v = str(v).replace("%", "%25")
                  yield '{0}={1}'.format(k, v).replace("&", "%26")
          return "&".join(sorted(encoded_pairs(params)))