--- configparser.py	2009-03-02 20:32:48.000000000 -0500
+++ configparser_patched.py	2009-03-03 10:05:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
         provided using the `vars' argument, which must be a dictionary whose
         contents override any pre-existing defaults.
 
+    __getitem__(reference)
+        reference should be section, option
+        return get(section, option)
+
     getint(section, options)
         like get(), but convert value to an integer
 
@@ -80,9 +84,17 @@
     remove_option(section, option)
         remove the given option from the given section
 
+    __delitem__(reference)
+        reference should be section, option
+        return remove_option(section, option)
+
     set(section, option, value)
         set the given option
 
+    __setitem__(reference, value)
+        reference should be section, option
+        return set(section, option, value)
+
     write(fp)
         write the configuration state in .ini format
 """
@@ -219,6 +231,14 @@
         self.lineno = lineno
         self.line = line
 
+class InvalidConfigReferenceError(Error):
+    """Raised when __XXXitem__ is passed an invalid reference"""
+    def __init__(self, reference):
+        Error.__init__(self,
+                       "Reference %r not in form ('section, option')" % 
+                       (reference, ))
+        self.reference = reference
+
 
 class RawConfigParser:
     def __init__(self, defaults=None, dict_type=_default_dict):
@@ -326,6 +346,13 @@
         else:
             raise NoOptionError(option, section)
 
+    def __getitem__(self, reference):
+        try:
+            section, option = reference
+        except ValueError:
+            raise InvalidConfigReferenceError(reference)
+        return self.get(section, option)
+
     def items(self, section):
         try:
             d2 = self._sections[section]
@@ -383,6 +410,13 @@
                 raise NoSectionError(section)
         sectdict[self.optionxform(option)] = value
 
+    def __setitem__(self, reference, value):
+        try:
+            section, option = reference
+        except ValueError:
+            raise InvalidConfigReferenceError(reference)
+        return self.set(section, option, value)
+
     def write(self, fp):
         """Write an .ini-format representation of the configuration state."""
         if self._defaults:
@@ -413,6 +447,13 @@
             del sectdict[option]
         return existed
 
+    def __delitem__(self, reference):
+        try:
+            section, option = reference
+        except ValueError:
+            raise InvalidConfigReferenceError(reference)
+        return self.remove_option(section, option)
+
     def remove_section(self, section):
         """Remove a file section."""
         existed = section in self._sections