--- a/Lib/gzip.py	2010-12-02 19:54:15.000000000 -0700
+++ b/Lib/gzip.py	2010-12-02 19:53:23.000000000 -0700
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         return self.file.seek(offset, whence)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
-        return getattr(name, self.file)
+        return getattr(self.file, name)
 
 
 class GzipFile(io.BufferedIOBase):