added get operator to config

papers/configs.py

@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class Config(object):
             value = str2bool(value)
         return value
 
+    def get(self, name, default = None):
+        try:
+            return self.__getattr__(name)
+        except (configparser.NoOptionError, configparser.NoSectionError):
+            return default
+
     def items(self):
         for name, value in self._cfg.items(self._section):
             if name in BOOLEANS:

tests/test_config.py

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
         with self.assertRaises(configparser.NoOptionError):
             config().color2
+        self.assertEqual(config().get('color2', default = 'blue'), 'blue')
 
         with self.assertRaises(configparser.NoSectionError):
-            config(section = 'bla3').color
+            config(section = 'bla3').color
+        self.assertEqual(config(section = 'bla3').get('color', default = 'green'), 'green')
+        self.assertEqual(config(section = 'bla3').get('color', default = config().color), True)