def get_attribute_options(self, attribute=None):
        """
        Returns a copy of the mapping options for the given attribute name
        or a copy of all mapping options, if no attribute name is provided.
        All options that were not explicitly configured are given a default
        value of `None`.

        :param tuple attribute_key: attribute name or tuple specifying an
          attribute path.
        :returns: mapping options dictionary (including default `None` values)
        """
        attribute_key = self.__make_key(attribute)
        if attribute_key is None:
            opts = defaultdict(self._default_attributes_options.copy)
            for attr, mp_options in iteritems_(self.__attribute_options):
                opts[attr].update(mp_options)
        else:
            opts = self._default_attributes_options.copy()
            attr_opts = self.__attribute_options[attribute_key]
            opts.update(attr_opts)
        return opts
def get_attribute_options ( self , attribute = None ) : attribute_key = self . __make_key ( attribute ) if attribute_key is None : opts = defaultdict ( self . _default_attributes_options . copy ) for attr , mp_options in iteritems_ ( self . __attribute_options ) : opts [ attr ] . update ( mp_options ) else : opts = self . _default_attributes_options . copy ( ) attr_opts = self . __attribute_options [ attribute_key ] opts . update ( attr_opts ) return opts
Returns a copy of the mapping options for the given attribute name
        or a copy of all mapping options, if no attribute name is provided.
        All options that were not explicitly configured are given a default
        value of `None`.

        :param tuple attribute_key: attribute name or tuple specifying an
          attribute path.
        :returns: mapping options dictionary (including default `None` values)