@doc_metadata(categories=['<STR_LIT>', '<STR_LIT>'])<EOL><INDENT>def block_count(self):<DEDENT>
resp = self.call('<STR_LIT>')<EOL>for k, v in resp.items():<EOL><INDENT>resp[k] = int(v)<EOL><DEDENT>return resp<EOL>
Reports the number of blocks in the ledger and unchecked synchronizing
blocks

:raises: :py:exc:`nano.rpc.RPCException`

>>> rpc.block_count()
{
  "count": 1000,
  "unchecked": 10
}