def get_original(mod_name, item_name):
 if isinstance(item_name, string_types):
  return _get_original(mod_name, [item_name])[0]
 else:
  return _get_original(mod_name, item_name)

def get_original ( mod_name , item_name ) : if isinstance ( item_name , string_types ) : return _get_original ( mod_name , [ item_name ] ) [ 0 ] else : return _get_original ( mod_name , item_name )
retrieve the original object from a module .