Returns the value for the specified generic configuration option.

        :returns: configuration option value or `None`, if the option was not
          set.

def get_option(self, name):
        """
        Returns the value for the specified generic configuration option.

        :returns: configuration option value or `None`, if the option was not
          set.
        """
        self.__validate_option_name(name)
        return self.__options.get(name, None)