def get_comments(self, resource, before=None):
        params = dict(apikey=self.api_key, resource=resource, before=before)
        try:
            response = requests.get(self.base + 'comments/get', params=params, proxies=self.proxies)
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            return dict(error=e.message)
        return _return_response_and_status_code(response)