def get_list(self, terms, limit=0, sort=False, ranks=None):
        ranks = ranks or self.ranks
        got_cards = []
        try:
            indices = self.find_list(terms, limit=limit)
            got_cards = [self.cards[i] for i in indices if self.cards[i]
                not in got_cards]
            self.cards = [v for i, v in enumerate(self.cards) if
                i not in indices]
        except:
            indices = []
            for item in terms:
                try:
                    card = self.cards[item]
                    if card not in got_cards:
                        got_cards.append(card)
                        indices.append(item)
                except:
                    indices += self.find(item, limit=limit)
                    got_cards += [self.cards[i] for i in indices if
                        self.cards[i] not in got_cards]
            self.cards = [v for i, v in enumerate(self.cards) if
                i not in indices]
        if sort:
            got_cards = sort_cards(got_cards, ranks)
        return got_cards